Microlophus barringtonensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Tropiduridae |
Genus: | Microlophus |
Species: | M. barringtonensis
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Binomial name | |
Microlophus barringtonensis (
Baur, 1892)
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Microlophus barringtonensis or the Santa Fe lava lizard is a species of lava lizard or a population of Microlophus albemarlensis. It inhabits Santa Fe island in the Galápogos. [1] It is the only lava lizard on Santa Fe. [2] It is extremely common. [3]
barringtonensis refers to its range in Santa Fe island, formerly named Barrington Island. [2]
It is debated whether the species is a population or not. Authors have claimed that the population is an entire other species along with M. jacobi and M. indefatigabilis. This view is not widely accepted. [4]
Microlophus barringtonensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Tropiduridae |
Genus: | Microlophus |
Species: | M. barringtonensis
|
Binomial name | |
Microlophus barringtonensis (
Baur, 1892)
|
Microlophus barringtonensis or the Santa Fe lava lizard is a species of lava lizard or a population of Microlophus albemarlensis. It inhabits Santa Fe island in the Galápogos. [1] It is the only lava lizard on Santa Fe. [2] It is extremely common. [3]
barringtonensis refers to its range in Santa Fe island, formerly named Barrington Island. [2]
It is debated whether the species is a population or not. Authors have claimed that the population is an entire other species along with M. jacobi and M. indefatigabilis. This view is not widely accepted. [4]