Tarapaca Pacific iguana [SEP] parent taxon
Tarapaca Pacific iguana
The Tarapaca Pacific iguana ("Microlophus tarapacensis") is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.
It is endemic to Chile.
Sources.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Microlophus tarapacensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
the emblematic species of the NEC. Of the exotic species found in the NEC the green iguana ("Iguana iguana") stands out. This reptile is native to Central and South America, and introduced to Puerto Rico in the early 1970s by pet stores. Currently they are considered a pest.
The group of terrestrial vertebrates with the greatest diversity of documented species are birds. This taxon is represented by 16 orders, 43 families, 123 species. Of the 123 species reported to date, 9 are endemic, 59