''Microlophus peruvianus'', the Peru Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

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Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, and

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. The species is commonly attributed to the genus ''

Microlophus ''Microlophus'' is a genus of tropidurid lizards native to South America. Around 20 species are recognized and 10 of these are endemic to the Galápagos Islands, where they are commonly known as lava lizards Benavides, Edgar; Baum, Rebecca; Sn ...

'' but has been attributed to the genus ''

Tropidurus ''Tropidurus'' is a genus of reptiles. The genus includes many species of Neotropical ground lizards (family (biology), family Tropiduridae). ''Tropidurus'' is the type genus of the family Tropiduridae. Geographic range and habitat Species in ...

''.''Microlophus peruvianus''
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Gallery

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

References

peruvianus Lizards of South America Reptiles of Chile Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Peru Reptiles described in 1830 Taxa named by René Lesson {{Tropiduridae-stub