Galapagos Species Database
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Microlophus grayii
Lagartija de lava de Floreana, Floreana Lava Lizard






Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Tropiduridae
Genus
Microlophus
Species
grayii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Tropidurus grayii Bell, 1843
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: Floreana Island, Champion, Gardner by Floreana, Caldwell and Enderby Islets.
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- Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping
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"Galapagos Species Database, Microlophus grayii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5289. Accessed 3 March 2025.