Conolophus subcristatus

Conolophus subcristatus

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: Conolophus
Species: Conolophus subcristatus

Name

Conolophus subcristatus (Gray, 1831)

• Type material: BMNH? [not located fide Etheridge (1982)]
• Type locality: “Galapagos”.

Combinations

• Amblyrhynchus subcristatus Gray, 1831: 6 [original combination]
• Trachycephalus subcristatus — Gray, 1845: 188 [subsequent combination]
• Conolophus subcristatus — Steindachner, 1876: 322 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. Description of a new species of Amblyrhynchus of Mr. Bell, in the British Museum. Zoological Miscellany 1: 6. BHL
• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Conolophus subcristatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 July 2022.
• Kumar, K., Gentile, G. & Grant, T.D. 2020. IUCN: Conolophus subcristatus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T5240A3014082. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T5240A3014082.en. Accessed on 26 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Galápagos Land Iguana
español: Iguana Terrestre de las Galápagos
日本語: ガラパゴスリクイグアナ

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