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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
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. 2022. Amblyrhynchus cristatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2021.
Vernacular names
español: Iguana marina de Fernandina