Microlophus theresiae

Microlophus theresiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: M. theresiae
Binomial name
Microlophus theresiae
(Steindachner, 1901)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tropidurus theresiae
    Steindachner, 1901
  • Microlophus theresiae
    — Torres-Carvajal, 2004

Microlophus theresiae, commonly called Theresia's Pacific iguana, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Tropidurinae.

Etymology

The specific name, theresiae, is in honor of Princess Theresa of Bavaria,[2] who collected the type specimens.[1]

Geographic range

M. theresiae is endemic to Peru.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Microlophus theresiae The Reptile Database.
  2. ↑ 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 theresiae, p. 264).

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