Microlophus grayii

Microlophus grayii
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: M. grayii
Binomial name
Microlophus grayii
(Bell, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Leiocephalus grayii Bell, 1843
  • Tropidurus (Craniopeltis) grayii W. Peters, 1871
  • Leiocephalus grayii
    Günther, 1877
  • Tropidurus grayi
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Tropidurus albemarlensis
    Baur, 1890
  • Tropidurus indefatigabilis
    Baur, 1890
  • Tropidurus delanonis Baur, 1890
  • Tropidurus duncanensis
    Baur, 1890
  • Microlophus grayii
    Frost, 1992 [1]

Microlophus grayii, commonly known as the Floreana lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos island of Floreana.[2] The species is commonly assigned to the genus Microlophus but has been assigned to the genus Tropidurus.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, grayii, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Microlophus grayii. The Reptile Database.
  2. Benavides E, Baum R, Snell HM, Snell HL, Sites JW Jr. (2009). "Island Biogeography of Galápagos Lava Lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): Species Diversity and Colonization of the Archipelago". (pdf) Evolution 63 (6): 1606–1626.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Microlophus grayii, p. 107).

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