Conolophus

Galápagos land iguana
	Conolophus subcristatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Iguanidae
Genus:	Conolophus; Fitzinger, 1843
Type species
	Conolophus subcristatus;
Species
	Conolophus subcristatus; Conolophus marthae; Conolophus pallidus;

The Galápagos land iguanas comprise the genus Conolophus of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). The number of species of this variable genus has always been disputed; the most current taxonomic surveys suggest that three species exist:

Extant species

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
Conolophus subcristatus	Galápagos land iguana	Fernandina Island, Isabela Island, Santa Cruz Island, North Seymour Island, Baltra Island, and South Plaza Island
Conolophus marthae^[1]	Galápagos pink land iguana	Wolf Volcano, Northern Isabela Island
Conolophus pallidus	Santa Fe land iguana	Santa Fe Island

References

Frost, D.E. and R.E. Etheridge (1989) A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81
Frost, D.R., R. Etheridge, D. Janies and T.A. Titus (2001) Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp.

Notes

^ Gabriele Gentile & Howard L. Snell: Conolophus marthae sp.nov. (Squamata, Iguanidae), a new species of land iguana from the Galápagos archipelago In: Zootaxa 2201: 1–10 (2009) PDF fulltext

External links

Media related to Conolophus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Conolophus at Wikispecies

This Iguanidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Gabriele Gentile & Howard L. Snell: Conolophus marthae sp.nov. (Squamata, Iguanidae), a new species of land iguana from the Galápagos archipelago In: Zootaxa 2201: 1–10 (2009) PDF fulltext

[1]