Microlophus koepckeorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. koepckeorum
Binomial name
Microlophus koepckeorum
(Mertens, 1956)
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, koepckeorum (genitive plural), is in honor of German-born Peruvian ornithologists Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke and Maria Koepcke, husband and wife.[3]

Reproduction

M. koepckeorum is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lehr, E.; Venegas, P.; Suárez, J.; Torres, C.; Perez, J. (2015). "Microlophus albemarlensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T48444254A48444261. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 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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