Microlophus habelii
Microlophus habelii, commonly known as the Marchena lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard endemic to the Galapagos island of Marchena.[2]
| Microlophus habelii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Microlophus |
| Species: | M. habelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Microlophus habelii (Steindachner, 1876) | |
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| Geographic range of Microlophus habelii in the Galapagos Islands | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, habelii, is in honor of German-American naturalist Simeon Habel.[3]
Taxonomy
M. habelii is commonly assigned to the genus Microlophus but has also been assigned to the genus Tropidurus, in which it was originally described.[1]
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References
- Microlophus habelii. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Benavides E, Baum R, Snell HM, Snell HL, Sites JW Jr (2009). "Island Biogeography of Galápagos Lava Lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): Species Diversity and Colonization of the Archipelago". Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) Evolution 63 (6): 1606–1626.
- 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 habelii, p. 113).
Further reading
- Steindachner F (1876). "Die Schlangen und Eidechsen der Galapagos-Inseln ". Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 1876: 303–329. (Tropidurus habelii, new species). (in German).
- Swash, Andy; Still, Rob (2000). Birds, Mammals, & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: an identification guide. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 168 pp. ISBN 0-300-08864-7. (Microlophus habelii, p. 120 + Plate 42).
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