---
title: "Santa Cruz Lava Lizard"
description: "Microlophus indefatigabilis — Rettili. The Santa Cruz lava lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis) is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos island of Santa Cruz."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/santa-cruz-lava-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Santa Cruz Lava Lizard

> Microlophus indefatigabilis — Rettili. The Santa Cruz lava lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis) is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos island of Santa Cruz.

- Scientific name: *Microlophus indefatigabilis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3406
- Wikidata: [Q16186141](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16186141)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539986](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539986)

## Names

- en: Santa Cruz Lava Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

EC (3331)

## Summary

The Santa Cruz lava lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis) is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos island of Santa Cruz.

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

## Photo

![Santa Cruz Lava Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/santa-cruz-lava-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zygy · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37145862

## Machine access

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