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 | |
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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
- ↑ Microlophus koepckeorum. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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).
Further reading
- Mertens R. 1956. "Studien über die Herpetofauna Perus I. Zur Kenntniss der Iguaniden-Gattung Tropidurus in Peru ". Senckenbergiana Biologica 37: 101-136. (Tropidurus occipitalis koepckeorum, new subspecies, p. 117). (in German).
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