Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Type locality: Galapagos; AMNH: 6851, 48134, 110474, 110743, ANSP: 81745, 81746, 81751, 152513, 153149, 153190, 153353, 153427, 153524, 153566, 154793, 170344, 215729, 219729, 324434, USNM: 56228, 102314, 102501, 132797, 472567, 617390, 678884, LACM: HH-223, BMNH: acc. n° 2271: 4 specimens (Charles Lyell coll., C. Darwin material), MHNG: 17711, 964-138, 993-156, 993-180, CDRS: 479 A, 480, 483, 706, 1038, 1160, 1161, 1556, 1557, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984, MHNG expedition to the Galapagos, 1993

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

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

Distribution: Cocos Island, Costa Rica and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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