Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype CAS 86431.

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Galapagos Islands: San Cristobal, Santa Cruz and Santa Fe.

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