Microlophus tigris

Microlophus tigris

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 tigris

Name

Microlophus tigris (Tschudi, 1845)

• Lectotype: MHNN 2282, adult ♂, collected by J.J. Tschudi between 1838–1842. [Designated by Ortíz (1989: 54)]
• Type locality: “Long tot. 7″”, specified as “der sandigen Küste von Peru vor. In den Umgegenden von Haucho, Ica, Pisco und Islay” in Tschudi (1846: 32).
• Paralectotypes (n=2): MHNN 2284-1, ♂, and 2284-2, ♂, same data as for the lectotype.

Combinations

• Steirolepis tigris Tschudi, 1845: 156 [original combination]
• Tropidurus peruvianus tigris — Mertens, 1956: 109 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidurus tigris — Dixon & Wright, 1975: 26 [subsequent combination]
• Microlophus tigris — Frost, 1992: 48 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Peru: Ancash, Lima, Huacavelica and Ayacucho departments

References

Primary references

• Tschudi J.J. von 1845. Reptilium conspectum quae in republica Peruana reperiuntur er pleraque observata vel collecta sunt in itenere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11(1): 150–170. BHL Reference page. 
• Dixon, J.R. & Wright, J.W. 1975. A review of the lizards of the iguanid genus Tropidurus in Peru. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 271: 1–39. BHL Reference page. 
• Ortíz, J.C. 1989. Catalogue des types du Musée d'histoire naturelle de Neuchâtel. III, Sauriens. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 112: 47–66. 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

• Aguilar, C., Lehr, E., Perez, J., Suárez, J., Torres, C., Venegas, P. & Quiroz Rodriguez, A. 2016. IUCN: Microlophus tigris  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48444342A48444357. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48444342A48444357.en. Accessed on 15 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Tiger Pacific Iguana