Microlophus peruvianus

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Peru Pacific Iguana Microlophus peruvianus.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Venegas, P.|author2=Yánez-Muñoz, M. |author3=Sánchez, J.|date=2017 |title=Microlophus peruvianus |volume=2017|page=e.T178311A68973390 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178311/68973390 |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Microlophus

| species = peruvianus

| authority = (Lesson, 1830)

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision =

  • M. p. salinicola (Mertens, 1956)
  • M. p. peruvianus (Lesson, 1830)

| synonyms =

  • Stellio peruvianus
  • Lophyrus araucanus
  • Tropidurus microlophus
  • Microlophus Lessoni
  • Steirolepis microlophus
  • Steirolepis peruviana
  • Steirolepis xanthostigma
  • Microlophus inguinalis

}}

Microlophus peruvianus, the Peru Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. 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=peruvianus&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Microlophus%27%29%29 Microlophus peruvianus], Reptile Database

Gallery

File:Peru Pacific Iguana Microlophus peruvianus 2.jpg .jpg|Peru Pacific Iguana (Microlophus peruvianus) from Paracas, Ica.

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