Conolophus marthae

Galápagos pink land iguana[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Conolophus
Species:
C. marthae
Binomial name
Conolophus marthae

Conolophus marthae, the Galápagos pink land iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Iguanidae. This critically endangered iguana is native only to the Wolf Volcano in northern Isabela Island of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador).[2] It has a pink body with some dark stripes, prompting some to call it the pink iguana or the Galápagos rosy iguana. The species was first discovered in 1986 and was identified as a separate species, distinct from the Galápagos land iguana, early in 2009.[4] This species is the only example of ancient diversification in the genus Conolophus.[5]

  1. ^ a b Gentile, Gabriele; Snell, Howard L. (2009). "Conolophus marthae sp.nov. (Squamata, Iguanidae), a new species of land iguana from the Galápagos archipelago" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2201: 1–10. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2201.1.1.
  2. ^ a b Gentile, G. (2012). "Conolophus marthae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T174472A1414375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T174472A1414375.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ "New Galapagos species identified". Scientific American. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  5. ^ MacLeod, A.; A. Rodríguez; M.; P. Orozco-ter Wengel; C. García; F. Trillmich; G. Gentile; A. Caccone; G. Quezada; S. Steinfartz (2015). "Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galápagos marine iguana". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 282 (1809): 20150425. doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.0425. PMC 4590447. PMID 26041359.