Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

LACM: 71-52, 71-69

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

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

Distribution: Puerto Peñasco,Sonora, Mexico to Panama and Galápagos islands.

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