Conolophus marthae

Conolophus marthae
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Conolophus
Species:
C. marthae
Binomial name
Conolophus marthae
Gentile & Snell, 2009

Conolophus marthae, also known commonly as the Galápagos pink land iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Iguanidae. This critically endangered iguana is native only to the Wolf Volcano in northern Isabela Island of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). It has a pink body with some dark stripes, prompting some to call it the pink iguana or the Galápagos rosy iguana. The species was first discovered in 1986, and in 2009 it was identified as a separate species, distinct from the Galápagos land iguana. The species C. marthae is the only example of ancient diversification in the genus Conolophus.