Microlophus theresiae
Microlophus theresiae | |
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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] | |
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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
Further reading
- Steindachner F (1901). "Herpetologische und ichthyologische Ergebnisse einer Reise nach Südamerika mit einer Einleitung von Therese Prinzessin von Baiern ". Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 38: 194-196. (Tropidurus theresiae, new species, p. 195). (in German).
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