Microlophus delanonis
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| name = Espańola lava lizard
| image = Lava-espanola-male.jpg
| image_caption = Male
| image2 = Espanola Lava Lizard, closeup.jpg
| image2_caption = Female
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Microlophus
| species = delanonis
| authority = (Baur, 1890)
| synonyms =
- Tropidurus delanonis
- Tropidurus hoodensis
| range_map = Microlophus delanonis distribution.svg
}}
Microlophus delanonis, the Española lava lizard or Hood lava lizard, is endemic to the Galapagos island of Española.{{Cite journal |last1=Benavides |first1=Edgar |last2=Baum |first2=Rebecca |last3=Snell |first3=Heidi M. |last4=Snell |first4=Howard L. |last5=Sites Jr. |first5=Jack W. |name-list-style=amp |date=2009 |title=Island biogeography of Galápagos lava lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): species diversity and colonization of the archipelago |journal=Evolution |volume=63 |issue=6 |pages=1606–1626 |doi=10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00617.x |pmid=19154379 |s2cid=13598047 |doi-access=free }} The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Microlophus&species=delanonis&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Microlophus%27%2Cexact%29%29 Microlophus delanonis], Reptile Database
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Category:Endemic reptiles of the Galápagos Islands
Category:Lizards of South America
Category:Reptiles described in 1890
Category:Taxa named by Georg Baur
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