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title: "San Cristobal Lava Lizard"
description: "Microlophus bivittatus — Reptiles. Microlophus bivittatus, the San Cristóbal lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/san-cristobal-lava-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# San Cristobal Lava Lizard

> Microlophus bivittatus — Reptiles. Microlophus bivittatus, the San Cristóbal lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands.

- Scientific name: *Microlophus bivittatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1995
- Wikidata: [Q3017872](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3017872)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105790](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105790)

## Names

- en: San Cristobal Lava Lizard
- de: San Cristobal Lavaechse
- es: Lagartija de Lava de San Cristóbal

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1964)

## Summary

Microlophus bivittatus, the San Cristóbal lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands. The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus. They are currently under threat by invasive cats on the island. The lizard is also closely related to the Microlophus occipitalis which radiated off of the bivittatus.

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

## Photo

![San Cristobal Lava Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/san-cristobal-lava-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Edwin Wilke · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/381982799

## Machine access

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