Microlophus occipitalis

Knobbed Pacific iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: M. occipitalis
Binomial name
Microlophus occipitalis
(Peters, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Laemopristus occipitalis PETERS 1871
  • Tropidurus (Laemopristis) occipitalis PETERS 1871
  • Aneuoporus occipitalis - BOCOURT 1874
  • Craniopeltis occipitalis - COPE 1876
  • Tropidurus bocourtii - BOULENGER 1885: 173
  • Tropidurus occipitalis — BOULENGER 1885: 173
  • Tropidurus tschudii - ROUX 1907
  • Tropidurus continentalis - MÜLLER 1924

Microlophus occipitalis, the knobbed Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard endemic to Ecuador and Peru.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Microlophus occipitalis, Reptile Database
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