Microlophus grayii
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Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. grayii
Binomial name
Microlophus grayii
(Bell, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiocephalus grayii
    Bell, 1843
  • Tropidurus (Craniopeltis) grayii
    — W. Peters, 1871
  • Leiocephalus grayii
    — Günther, 1877
  • Tropidurus grayi
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Tropidurus delanonis
    Baur, 1890
  • Tropidurus duncanensis
    Baur, 1890
  • Microlophus grayii
    — Frost, 1992

Microlophus grayii, also commonly known as the Floreana lava lizard, Gray's lava lizard, and Gray's Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to the Galapagos island of Floreana.[3]

Taxonomy

The species, Microlophus grayii, is commonly assigned to the genus Microlophus but has been assigned to the genus Tropidurus.[2] It has also been assigned to the family Tropiduridae.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, grayii, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[4]

Geographic range

M. grayii is found on Floreana Island including its islets Champion and Gardner, in the Galapagos, Ecuador.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. grayii is shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 640 m (2,100 ft), but it has also been found in urban areas.[1]

Reproduction

M. grayii is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Márquez C, Cisneros-Heredia DF (2016). "Microlophus grayii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48444750A48444762.en. Accessed on 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Microlophus grayii. 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) Evolution 63 (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 grayii, p. 107).

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