---
title: "Española Lava Lizard"
description: "Microlophus delanonis — Reptiles. Microlophus delanonis, the Española lava lizard or Hood lava lizard, is endemic to the Galapagos island of Española."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/espanola-lava-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Española Lava Lizard

> Microlophus delanonis — Reptiles. Microlophus delanonis, the Española lava lizard or Hood lava lizard,  is endemic to the Galapagos island of Española.

- Scientific name: *Microlophus delanonis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 967
- Wikidata: [Q3019158](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3019158)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39076](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39076)

## Names

- en: Española Lava Lizard
- es: Lagartija de Lava de Española

## Countries with the most observations

EC (944)

## Summary

Microlophus delanonis, the Española lava lizard or Hood lava lizard,  is endemic to the Galapagos island of Española. The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microlophus_delanonis

## Photo

![Española Lava Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/espanola-lava-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathy Daniel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335095191

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/espanola-lava-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).