Microlophus quadrivittatus

Microlophus quadrivittatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: Microlophus quadrivittatus

Name

Microlophus quadrivittatus (Tschudi, 1845)

• Lectotype: MHNN 2289, adult ♂, collected by J.J. Tschudi between 1838–1842. [Designated by Ortíz (1989: 52)]
• Type locality: “Long tot. 8″”, specified as “der sandigen Küste von Peru vor. In den Umgegenden von Haucho, Ica, Pisco und Islay” in Tschudi (1846: 32), restricted to “Islay, Pérou (17°02′S 72°06′W)” by Ortíz (1989: 52).
• Paralectotype: MHNN 2283, adult ♂, same data as for the lectotype.

Combinations

• Steirolepis quadrivittata Tschudi, 1845: 156 [original combination]
• Tropidurus peruvianus quadrivittatus — Donoso-Barros, 1966: 141 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidurus quadrivittatus — Ortíz, 1980 [subsequent combination]
• Microlophus quadrivittatus — Frost, 1992: 48 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Peru: Tacna, Moquegua and Arequipa departments
• Chile: Antofagasta, Tarapacá and Arica y Parinacota regions

References

Primary references

• Tschudi J.J. von 1845. Reptilium conspectum quae in republica Peruana reperiuntur er pleraque observata vel collecta sunt in itenere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11(1): 150–170. BHL Reference page. 
• Donoso-Barros, R. 1966. Reptiles de Chile. Universidad de Chile: Santiago, Chile. 458 pp. Reference page. 
• Ortíz, J.C. 1980. Revisión Taxonómica del Género Tropidurus en Chile. pp. 355–377 in Actas de la Primera Reunión Iberoamericana de Zoología de Vertebrados. Ediciones del Ministerio de Universidades y Investigación: La Rábida, España. Reference page. 
• Ortíz, J.C. 1989. Catalogue des types du Musée d'histoire naturelle de Neuchâtel. III, Sauriens. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 112: 47–66. Reference page. 
• Frost, D.R. 1992. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Tropidurus group of lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3033: 68 pp. hdl: 2246/4997 Reference page. 

Links

• Ruiz de Gamboa, M., Marambio, Y., Espejo, P., Lobos, G., Ortíz, J.C., Valladares, P. & Díaz, S. 2017. IUCN: Microlophus quadrivittatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48445063A48445101. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48445063A48445101.en. Accessed on 15 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Four-banded Pacific Iguana