Microlophus yanezi

Microlophus yanezi, commonly called Yanez's lava lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to the Chilean Matorral^[3] within the nation of Chile.^[2]

Microlophus yanezi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Microlophus
Species:	M. yanezi
Binomial name
Microlophus yanezi (Ortiz-Zapata, 1980)
Synonyms[2]
Tropidurus yanezi Ortiz-Zapata, 1980 Microlophus yanezi — Frost, 1992

Etymology

The specific name, yanezi, is in honor of Chilean zoologist José Lautaro Yáñez-Valenzuela (born 1951).^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. yanezi is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 2,800 m (9,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

M. yanezi is oviparous.^[2]