Microlophus koepckeorum

Microlophus koepckeorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. koepckeorum
Binomial name
Microlophus koepckeorum
(Mertens, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Tropidurus occipitalis koepckeorum
    Mertens, 1956
  • Tropidurus koepckeorum
    — Dixon & Wright, 1975
  • Plesiomicrolophus koepckeorum
    — Frost, 1992
  • Microlophus koepckeorum
    — Frost et al., 2001

Microlophus koepckeorum, commonly known as Frost's iguana, is a species of lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, koepckeorum (genitive plural), is in honor of German-born Peruvian ornithologists Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke and Maria Koepcke, husband and wife.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of M. koepckeorum are dry forest and dry shrubland, at altitudes of 400–2,330 m (1,310–7,640 ft).

Reproduction

M. koepckeorum is oviparous. An adult female may lay a clutch of 2–6 eggs.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lehr, E.; Venegas, P.; Suárez, J.; Torres, C.; Perez, J. (2015). "Microlophus koepckeorum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T48444254A48444261. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Microlophus koepckeorum. 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 koepckeorum, p. 144).

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