Microlophus habelii, commonly known as the Marchena lava lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to the Galapagos island of Marchena.Benavides, Edgar; Baum, Rebecca; Snell, Heidi M.; Snell, Howard L.; Sites, Jack W., Jr. (2009). "Island Biogeography of Galápagos Lava Lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): Species Diversity and Colonization of the Archipelago". (pdf) Evolution 63 (6): 1606–1626.
Etymology The specific name, habelii, is in honor of German-American naturalist Simeon Habel.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Microlophus habelii, p. 113).
Habitat Microlophus habelii is found in a variety of habitats: naked rock, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to .
Reproduction Microlophus habelii is oviparous.
Taxonomy Microlophus habelii is commonly assigned to the genus Microlophus but has also been assigned to the genus Tropidurus, in which it was originally described. www.reptile-database.org.
References
Further reading Frost DR (1992). "Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of the Tropidurus Group of Lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae)". American Museum Novitates (3033): 1–68. (Microlophus habelii, new combination, p. 48). Steindachner F (1876). "Die Schlangen und Eidechsen der Galapagos-Inseln ". Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 1876: 303–329. (Tropidurus habelii, new species). (in German). Swash A, Still R (2001). Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 168 pp. . (Microlophus habelii, p. 120 + Plate 42). Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).