Microlophus habelii

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Microlophus habelii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. habelii
Binomial name
Microlophus habelii
(Steindachner, 1876)
Microlophus habeli distribution.svg
Geographic range of Microlophus habelii in the Galapagos Islands
Synonyms [2]

Microlophus habelii, commonly known as the Marchena lava lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to the Galapagos island of Marchena. [3]

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Etymology

The specific name, habelii, is in honor of German-American naturalist Simeon Habel. [4]

Habitat

Microlophus habelii is found in a variety of habitats: naked rock, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 343 m (1,125 ft). [1]

Reproduction

Microlophus habelii is oviparous. [2]

Taxonomy

Microlophus habelii is commonly assigned to the genus Microlophus but has also been assigned to the genus Tropidurus , in which it was originally described. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Márquez C, Cisneros-Heredia DF (2016). "Microlophus habelii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48444784A48444792.en. Accessed on 06 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Microlophus habelii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Benavides, Edgar; Baum, Rebecca; Snell, Heidi M.; Snell, Howard L.; Sites, Jack W., Jr. (2009). "Island Biogeography of Galápagos Lava Lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): Species Diversity and Colonization of the Archipelago". Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) Evolution63 (6): 1606–1626.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Microlophus habelii, p. 113).

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