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Microlophus albemarlensis

(Lava Lizard)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Lava Lizard, Galapagos Lava Lizard

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Reptilia () - Reptiles
        Subclass: Diapsida ()
        Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha ()
        Superorder: Lepidosauria ()
        Order: Squamata ()
        Suborder: Lacertilia ()
        Infraorder: Iguania ()
        Family: Tropiduridae ()
        Subfamily: Tropidurinae ()
        Genus: Microlophus () - Dumril & Bibron, 1837
        Specific name: albemarlensis - BAUR 1890
        Scientific name: - Microlophus albemarlensis BAUR 1890

Synonyms

Microlophus albemarlensis Frost 1992: 48 • Tropidurus albemarlensis Baur 1890 • Tropidurus indefatigabilis Baur 1890

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Syntypes: USNM 15003-13 Holotype: CAS-SUR 3974 [magnus]

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Microlophus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. albemarlensis (Lava Lizard) · M. atacamensis (Atacamen Pacific Iguana) · M. bivittatus (Lava Lizard) · M. delanonis (Lava Lizard) · M. duncanensis (Lava Lizard) · M. grayii (Lava Lizard) · M. occipitalis (Knobbed Pacific Iguana) · M. pacificus (Lava Lizard) · M. peruvianus (Peru Pacific Iguana) · M. quadrivittatus (Four-Banded Pacific Iguana) · M. stolzmanni (Stolzmann's Pacific Iguana) · M. tarapacensis (Tarapaca Pacific Iguana) · M. theresiae (Theresia's Pacific Iguana) · M. theresioides (Corredor De Pica) · M. thoracicus (Tschudi's Pacific Iguana) · M. tigris (Tiger Pacific Iguana)

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Further Reading

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Baur (1890) Biol. Centralblatt. 10: 475-483.
Frost (1992) American Museum Novitates (3033): 1-68
Higgins et al. (1975) Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 50B: 637-638
JORDAN et al. (2005) Molecular Ecology 14: 859867
Jackson (1985) Galapagos: natural history guide, Calgary, Canada. 283 pp.
Lopez et al. (1992) Amphibia-Reptilia 13: 327-339
Swash et al. (2001) Birds, Mammals, Reptiles Galapagos. Pica Press, 168 pp.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 2, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles: Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Herp Collection DiGIR provider Service

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-4809
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1842

Last Revised: 2012-04-17