Microlophus koepckeorum

Frost's iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: M. koepckeorum
Binomial name
Microlophus koepckeorum
(Mertens, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Tropidurus occipitalis koepckeorum
    Mertens, 1956
  • Tropidurus koepckeorum
    — Dixon & Wright, 1975
  • Plesiomicrolophus koepckeorum
    — Frost, 1992
  • Microlophus koepckeorum
    — Frost et al., 2001

Microlophus koepckeorum, commonly known as Frost's iguana, is a species of lava lizard, which is endemic to Peru.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, koepckeorum (genitive plural), is in honor of German-born Peruvian ornithologists Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke and Maria Koepcke, husband and wife.[2]

References

  1. Microlophus koepckeorum. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 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 koepckeorum, p. 144).

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