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title: "Atacamen Pacific Iguana"
description: "Microlophus atacamensis — Reptilien. Microlophus atacamensis, the Atacamen Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard that is endemic to Chile."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/atacamen-pacific-iguana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atacamen Pacific Iguana

> Microlophus atacamensis — Reptilien. Microlophus atacamensis, the Atacamen Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard that is endemic to Chile.

- Scientific name: *Microlophus atacamensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 549
- Wikidata: [Q3005322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3005322)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39080](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39080)

## Names

- en: Atacamen Pacific Iguana
- es: Corredor de Atacama

## Countries with the most observations

CL (541)

## Summary

Microlophus atacamensis, the Atacamen Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard that is endemic to Chile.

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

## Photo

![Atacamen Pacific Iguana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atacamen-pacific-iguana/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexey Novoselov · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256637880

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atacamen-pacific-iguana?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).