title: Microlophus yanezi
text: # Microlophus yanezi
  
  Microlophus yanezi, commonly called Yanez's lava lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to the Chilean Matorral within the nation of Chile.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, yanezi, is in honor of Chilean zoologist José Lautaro Yáñez-Valenzuela (born 1951).
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of M. yanezi is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 2,800 m (9,200 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  M. yanezi is oviparous.
  
  