Biology:Microlophus peruvianus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Microlophus peruvianus
Peru Pacific Iguana Microlophus peruvianus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. peruvianus
Binomial name
Microlophus peruvianus
(Lesson, 1830)
Subspecies
  • M. p. salinicola (Mertens, 1956)
  • M. p. peruvianus (Lesson, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Stellio peruvianus
  • Lophyrus araucanus
  • Tropidurus microlophus
  • Microlophus Lessoni
  • Steirolepis microlophus
  • Steirolepis peruviana
  • Steirolepis xanthostigma
  • Microlophus inguinalis

Microlophus peruvianus, the Peru Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Ecuador, Peru, and Chile . The species is commonly attributed to the genus Microlophus but has been attributed to the genus Tropidurus.[2]

Gallery

  • Peru Pacific Iguana (Microlophus peruvianus) from Paracas, Ica.

References

  1. ↑ Venegas, P.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Microlophus peruvianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178311A68973390. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178311/68973390. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Microlophus peruvianus, Reptile Database

Wikidata ☰ Q2714013 entry



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