Microlophus peruvianus
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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| image = Peru Pacific Iguana Microlophus peruvianus.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| 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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Category:Lizards of South America
Category:Reptiles described in 1830
Category:Taxa named by René Lesson
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