Microlophus arenarius

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 arenarius

Name

Microlophus arenarius (Tschudi, 1845)

• Lectotype: MHNN 2275, adult ♂, collected by J.J. Tschudi between 1838–1842. [Designated by Carvalho (2021: 43)]
• Type locality: “Long tot. 1′2″”, specified as “in der Umgegend von Huacho, nördlich von Lima gefunden” in Tschudi (1846: 26).

Combinations

• Steironotus (Eulophus) arenarius Tschudi, 1845: 154 [original combination]
• Liocephalus [sic] arenarius — Roux, 1907: 300 [subsequent combination]
• Ophryoessoides arenarius — Etheridge, 1966: 88 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidurus arenarius — Fritts, 1974: 51 [subsequent combination]
• Stenocercus arenarius — Ortiz, 1989: 55 [subsequent combination]
• Microlophus arenarius — Carvalho, 2021: 43 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Tropidurus stolzmanni Steindachner, 1891: 376 [synonymised by Carvalho (2021: 43)]
  • Syntypes (2): NMW 18908: 1–2, collected by J. Stolzmann in 1881.
  • Type locality: “Chota”, Peru.

• Tropidurus tschudii Roux, 1907: 296 [synonymised by Fritts (1974: 51) and Carvalho (2021: 43)]
  • Holotype: MHNN 2275, adult ♂, collected by J.J. Tschudi between 1838–1842.
  • Type locality: “provenant du Pérou, (localité exacte ?)”.

Native distribution areas

• Peru: Amazonas, Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Lambayeque and Lima departments.

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. 
• Carvalho, A.L.G. 2021. Resolving the obscure identity of Steironotus arenarius Tschudi, 1845 and Tropidurus tschudii Roux, 1907 (Squamata: Tropiduridae). South American Journal of Herpetology 19(1): 40–53. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00094.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Perez, J. & Aguilar, C. 2016. IUCN: Tropidurus arenarius  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T174143A48672476. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T174143A48672476.en. Accessed on 16 April 2024.