Microlophus stolzmanni
Microlophus stolzmanni, also known commonly as Stolzmann's Pacific iguana, is a species of South American lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Tropiduridae |
Genus: | Microlophus |
Species: | M. stolzmanni |
Binomial name | |
Microlophus stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1891) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, stolzmanni, is in honor of Polish zoologist Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.[2]
References
- Microlophus stolzmanni. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Microlophus stolzmanni, p. 255).
Further reading
- Steindachner F (1891). "Ueber neue und seltene Lacertiden aus den herpetologischen Sammlungen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums ". Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 6: 371–378. (Tropidurus stolzmanni, new species, pp. 376–377). (in German).
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