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Microlophus barringtonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Microlophus
Species:	M. barringtonensis
Binomial name
Microlophus barringtonensis (Baur, 1892)

Microlophus barringtonensis or the Santa Fe lava lizard is a species of lava lizard or a population of Microlophus albemarlensis. It inhabits Santa Fe island in the Galápagos. It is the only lava lizard on Santa Fe. It is extremely common.

Etymology

barringtonensis refers to its range in Santa Fe island, formerly named Barrington Island.

Classification

It is debated whether the species is a population or not. Authors have claimed that the population is an entire other species along with M. jacobi and M. indefatigabilis. This view is not widely accepted.

References

1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Microlophus barringtonensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. ^ "Santa Fe Lava-Lizard (Microlophus barringtonensis) | Tropical Herping". www.tropicalherping.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
3. "Santa Fe expedition report | Tropical Herping". www.tropicalherping.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
4. Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G.; Márquez, C. & Snell, H. L. (Jun 22, 2012). "CDF Checklist of Galapagos Reptiles" (PDF). Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist. Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: Charles Darwin Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.

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