Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus

Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Amblyrhynchus
Species: Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Subspecies: Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus

Name

Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus Garman, 1892

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.30.20 (formerly numbered BMNH 99.5.4).
• Type locality: “Tower Island [=Genovesa]”.

Combinations

• Amblyrhynchus nanus Garman, 1892: 80 [original combination, as species]
• Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus — Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]

Native distribution areas

• Ecuador: Galápagos Province: Genovesa.

References

Primary references

• Garman, S. 1892. The reptiles of the Galapagos Islands. From the collections of Dr. Geo. Baur. Bulletin of the Essex Institute 24: 73–87. BHL
• Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. 1962. Neue Unterarten der Meerechse, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, nebst weiteren Angaben zur Biologie der Art. Senckenbergiana Biologica 43: 177–199. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amblyrhynchus cristatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Genovesa Marine Iguana
español: Iguana marina de Genovesa