Microlophus stolzmanni
| stolzmann's Pacific Iguana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Microlophus |
| Species: | M. stolzmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Microlophus stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1891) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Microlophus stolzmanni, also known commonly as Stolzmann's Pacific Iguana, is a species of South American lava lizard in the subfamily Tropidurinae.
Etymology
The specific name, stolzmanni, is in honor of Polish zoologist Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.[2]
Geographic range
M. stolzmanni is endemic to Peru.[1]
References
- 1 2 Microlophus stolzmanni. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Microlophus stolzmanni, p. 255).
Further reading
- Steindachner F (1891). "Ueber neue und seltene Lacertiden aus den herpetologischen Sammlungen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums ". Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 6: 371-378. (Tropidurus stolzmanni, new species, pp. 376–377). (in German).
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