Microlophus occipitalis

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

Knobbed Pacific iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
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
  • Tropidurus occipitalisBoulenger, 1885
  • Tropidurus tschudii - Roux, 1907
  • Tropidurus continentalis - Müller, 1924

References

  1. Microlophus occipitalis, Reptile Database


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