Microlophus thoracicus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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 Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: Microlophus thoracicus
Name

Microlophus thoracicus (Tschudi, 1845)

Lectotype: ZMB 4318, adult ♂, collected by J.J. Tschudi between 1838–1842.
Type locality: “Long tot. 6″6″”, specified as “der sandigen Küste von Peru vor. In den Umgegenden von Haucho, Ica, Pisco und Islay” in Tschudi (1846: 32).

Combinations

Steirolepis thoracica Tschudi, 1845: 156 [original combination]

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.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Microlophus thoracicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 November 2019.
Perez, J. & Quiroz Rodriguez, A. 2016. IUCN: Microlophus thoracicus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48444321A48444336. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48444321A48444336.en

Vernacular names
English: Tschudi's Pacific Iguana

Microlophus thoracicus, the Tschudi's Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard endemic to Peru.[1]
References

Microlophus thoracicus, Reptile Database