Microlophus tigris

Microlophus tigris, the tiger Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard endemic to Peru.[1]

Tiger Pacific iguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species:
M. tigris
Binomial name
Microlophus tigris
(Tschudi, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Steirolepis tigris - Tschudi, 1845
  • Tropidurus peruvianus tigris - Mertens, 1956
  • Tropidurus tigris - Dixon & Wright, 1975

References

  1. Microlophus tigris, Reptile Database


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