Conolophus

Galápagos land iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Scientific classification
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

Conolophus is a genus of lizards, also known commonly as Galápagos land iguanas, in the family Iguanidae. The genus is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of 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

Image	Species	Common Name	Distribution
	C. subcristatus (Gray, 1831)	Galápagos land iguana	Fernandina Island, Isabela Island, Santa Cruz Island, North Seymour Island, Baltra Island, and South Plaza Island
	C. marthae Gentile & Snell, 2009	Galápagos pink land iguana	Wolf Volcano, Northern Isabela Island
	C. pallidus Heller, 1903	Santa Fe land iguana	Santa Fe Island

References

Further reading

• Frost, D.R.; Etheridge, R. (1989). "A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)". University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Miscellaneous Publications (81): 1–65.
• Frost, D.R.; Etheridge, R.; Janies, D.; Titus, T.A. (2001) "Total Evidence, Sequence Alignment, Evolution of Polychrotid Lizards, and a Reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania)". American Museum Novitates (3343): 1–38.

External links

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