Microlophus pacificus

Microlophus pacificus

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 pacificus

Name

Microlophus pacificus (Steindachner, 1876)

• Holotype: ?NHMW.
• Type locality: “Insel Indefatigable (?) und Bindloë”.

Combinations

• Tropidurus (Craniopeltis) pacificus — Steindachner, 1876: 313 [original combination]
• Liocephalus pacificus — Günther, 1877 [subsequent combination]
• Microlophus pacificus — Frost, 1992: 48 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Ecuador: Galápagos Islands: Pinta Island.

References

Primary references

• Steindachner, F. 1876. Die Schlangen und Eidechsen der Galapagos-Inseln. Festschrift zur feier des fünfundzwanzigjährigen Bestehens der K.K. Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 1876: 303–329. Reference page. 
• 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. 

Links

• Márquez, C. & Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2016. IUCN: Microlophus pacificus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48444939A48444948. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48444939A48444948.en. Accessed on 17 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Pinta Lava Lizard