Microlophus heterolepis

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: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: Microlophus heterolepis

Name

Microlophus heterolepis (Wiegmann, 1834)

• Syntypes: ZMB 666 and 667.
• Type locality: “Tacna”, Peru.

Combinations

• Tropidurus heterolepis — Wiegmann, 1834: 225 [original combination]
• Microlophus heterolepis — Frost, 1992: 48 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Peru: Tacna

References

Primary references

• Frost, D.R. 1992. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Tropidurus group of lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3033: 68 pp. hdl: 2246/4997 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vidal, M., Ortíz, J.C., EScobar, G. & Torres-Pérez, F. 2017. Identidad taxonómica de Microlophus heterolepis (Wiegmann, 1835) y Microlophus yanezi (Ortiz, 1980): Dos buenas especies del desierto interior de Chile y Perú. Gayana 81(2): 100–110.DOI: 10.4067/S0717-65382017000200100 Reference page. 

Links

• Perez, J. & Quiroz Rodriguez, A. 2017. IUCN: Microlophus heterolepis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48444219A48444230. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48444219A48444230.en. Accessed on 16 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Odd-scaled Pacific Iguana