Microlophus quadrivittatus

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

Microlophus quadrivittatus (Tschudi, 1845)

Lectotype: MHNN 2289, adult ♂, collected by J.J. Tschudi between 1838–1842. [Designated by Ortíz (1989: 52)]
Type locality: “Long tot. 8″”, specified as “der sandigen Küste von Peru vor. In den Umgegenden von Haucho, Ica, Pisco und Islay” in Tschudi (1846: 32), restricted to “Islay, Pérou (17°02′S 72°06′W)” by Ortíz (1989: 52).
Paralectotype: MHNN 2283, adult ♂, same data as for the lectotype.

Steirolepis quadrivittata Tschudi, 1845: 156 [original combination]
Tropidurus peruvianus quadrivittatus — Donoso-Barros, 1966: 141 [subsequent combination]
Tropidurus quadrivittatus — Ortíz, 1980 [subsequent combination]
Microlophus quadrivittatus — Frost, 1992: 48 [subsequent combination]

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.
Donoso-Barros, R. 1966. Reptiles de Chile. Universidad de Chile: Santiago, Chile. 458 pp. Reference page.
Ortíz, J.C. 1980. Revisión Taxonómica del Género Tropidurus en Chile. pp. 355–377 in Actas de la Primera Reunión Iberoamericana de Zoología de Vertebrados. Ediciones del Ministerio de Universidades y Investigación: La Rábida, España. 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.

Ruiz de Gamboa, M., Marambio, Y., Espejo, P., Lobos, G., Ortíz, J.C., Valladares, P. & Díaz, S. 2017. IUCN: Microlophus quadrivittatus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48445063A48445101. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48445063A48445101.en. Accessed on 15 April 2024.

English: Four-banded Pacific Iguana