Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus

Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus

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: Iguanidae
Genus: Amblyrhynchus
Species: Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Subspecies: Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus

Name

Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus Bell, 1825: 206

• Holotype: OUMNH 6176.
• Type locality: “Mexico” (in error), corrected to “Narborough [=Fernandina]” by Eibl-Eibesfeldt (1956: 88).

Synonyms

• Amblyrhynchus cristatus albemarlensis Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962: 184
  • Holotype: SMF 64179, collected by I. Eibl-Eibesfeldt in 1957.
  • Type locality: “Insel Albemarle [= Isla Isabela]”.

Native distribution areas

• Ecuador: Galápagos Province: Fernandina and Isabela (incl. Tortuga and Cuatro Hermanos).

References

Primary references

• Bell, T. 1825. On a new genus of Iguanidae. The Zoological Journal 2: 204–208. BHL
• Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. 1956. Eine neue Rasse der Meerechse, Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus, nebst einigen Bemerkungen uber Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus. Senckenbergiana Biologica 37: 87–100. Reference page. 
• Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. 1962. Neue Unterarten der Meerechse, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, nebst weiteren Angaben zur Biologie der Art. Senckenbergiana Biologica 43: 177–199. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amblyrhynchus cristatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Fernandina Marine Iguana
español: Iguana marina de Fernandina