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[3] within the nation of Chile.

[2] The specific name, yanezi, is in honor of Chilean zoologist José Lautaro Yáñez-Valenzuela (born 1951).

[4] The preferred natural habitat of M. yanezi is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 2,800 m (9,200 ft).

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