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Microlophus (lava lizard)

Reptilia - Tropiduridae

Taxonomy
Microlophus was named by Duméril and Bibron (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Tropiduridae by Conrad et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Microlophus Duméril and Bibron
1996Microlophus Frank and Ramus
2007Microlophus Conrad et al. p. 1369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyTropiduridaeBell 1843
genusMicrolophusDuméril and Bibron 1837

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Microlophus Duméril and Bibron 1837 [lava lizard]
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Microlophus atacamensis Donoso-Barros 1966 [Atacamen Pacific iguana]
Microlophus occipitalis Peters 1871 [Knobbed Pacific iguana]
Microlophus stolzmanni Steindachner 1901 [Stolzmann's Pacific iguana]
Microlophus theresioides Donoso-Barros 1966 [Small Pacific iguana]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available