Microlophus theresiae

Microlophus theresiae, commonly called Theresia's Pacific iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.

Microlophus theresiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. theresiae
Binomial name
Microlophus theresiae
(Steindachner, 1901)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tropidurus theresiae
    Steindachner, 1901
  • Microlophus theresiae
    — Torres-Carvajal, 2004

Etymology

The specific name, theresiae, is in honor of Princess Theresa of Bavaria,[3] who collected the type specimens.[2]

Geographic range

M. theresiae is endemic to Peru.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of M. theresiae are desert and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft).[1]

Diet

M. theresiae preys upon aquatic Hemiptera.[2]

Reproduction

M. theresiae is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Perez J, Quiroz Rodriguez A, Abadie K (2015). The IUCN Red List of threatened Species 2015: e.T48444306A48444315. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T48444306A48444315.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2020.
  2. Species Microlophus theresiae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  3. 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 theresiae, p. 264).

Further reading
  • Schlüter U (2000). "Wüstenkielschwanzleguane aus Peru ". Draco 1 (4): 44–49. (in German).
  • Steindachner F (1901). "Herpetologische und ichthyologische Ergebnisse einer Reise nach Südamerika mit einer Einleitung von Therese Prinzessin von Baiern ". Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 38: 194–196. (Tropidurus theresiae, new species, p. 195). (in German).
  • Torres-Carvajal O (2004). "The Abdominal Skeleton of Tropidurid Lizards (Squamta: Tropiduridae)". Herpetologica 60 (1): 75–83. (Microlophus theresiae, new combination).



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