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Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Tropiduridae
Bibliography of the genus Microlophus
Biodiversity of the family Tropiduridae








Genus
Microlophus

Pacific Keel-tailed Iguanas, Galapagos Lava Lizards (only Galapagos species)

Pazifische Kielschwanzleguane, Lavaechsen (nur Galapagos-Arten)

Pacifiske Kølhaleleguaner, Lavaleguaner (kun Galapagos-arterne)

1837 Microlophus Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Microlophus lessonii Dumeril & Bibron 1837)
1992 Plesiomicrolophus Frost (type species: Tropidurus occipitalis koepkeorum Mertens 1956; syn. Harvey & Gutberlet 2000)
Contents: 24 species, of which 20 (83.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: W. South America, Galapagos Islands.
Reported from: Chile, Ecuador (incl. Galapagos Islands [Baltra, Caldwell, Champion, Daphne Major, Enderby, Espanola, Fernandina, Floreana, Gardner-near-Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, North Seymour, Pinta, Pinzon, Rabida, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago, South Plaza]), Peru.

Microlophus albemarlensis

Isabela Lava Lizard, Albemarle Lava Lizard, (Galapagos Lava Lizard)

Isabela-Lavaechse

Isabela-lavaleguan

1890 Tropidurus albemarlensis Baur
Microlophus albemarlensis Frost 1992
1903 Tropidurus grayi magnus Heller (Van Denburgh & Slevin 1913)

Remarks: Previously included barringtonensis, indefatigabilis and jacobii. Zug (2013) retained these taxa as a synonyms of albemarlensis, pending further studies.
Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Fernandina, Isabela).


Microlophus arenarius

(no common name)

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1845 Steironotus arenarius Tschudi
Ophryoessoides arenarius Etheridge 1966
Tropidurus arenarius Fritts 1974
Stenocercus arenarius Ortiz 1989
Microlophus arenarius Carvalho 2021
1891 Tropidurus stolzmanni Steindachner (syn. Carvalho 2021)
Tropidurus occipitalis stolzmanni Mertens 1956
Tropidurus stolzmanni Dixon & Wright 1975
Microlophus stolzmanni Frost 1992
1907 Tropidurus tschudii Roux (syn. Carvalho 2021)

Remarks: Carvalho (2021) reviewed the complicated taxonomical history of this taxon and designated a new lectotype.
Distribution: Peru.


Microlophus atacamensis

Atacama Desert Runner

Atacama-Küstenleguan

Atacama-kystleguan

1960 Tropidurus peruvianus atacamensis Donoso-Barros
Tropidurus atacamensis Ortiz 1980
Microlophus atacamensis Frost 1992
1966 Tropidurus peruvianus marianus Donoso-Barros (Ortiz Zapata 1980)

Distribution: Chile.


Microlophus barringtonensis

Santa Fe Lava Lizard, Barrington Lava Lizard

Santa-Fe-Lavaechse

Santa Fe-lavaleguan

1892 Tropidurus barringtonensis Baur
Tropidurus grayi barringtonensis Heller 1903
Tropidurus albemarlensis barringtonensis Van Denburgh & Slevin 1913

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of albemarlensis (e.g., Van Denburgh & Slevin 1913; Swash & Still 2005 [by implication]). Revalidated by Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites (2009). Zug (2013) retained the taxon as a synonym of albemarlensis, pending further studies.
Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Santa Fe).


Microlophus bivittatus

San Cristóbal Lava Lizard

San-Cristóbal-Lavaechse

San Cristóbal-lavaleguan

1871 Craniopeltis bivittata Peters
Tropidurus bivittatus Boulenger 1891
Microlophus bivittatus Frost 1992
1889 Tropidurus lemniscatus Cope (Van Denburgh & Slevin 1913)

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (San Cristóbal).


Microlophus delanonis

Española Lava Lizard, Hood Island Lava Lizard

Española-Lavaechse

Española-lavaleguan

1890 Tropidurus delanonis Baur
Microlophus delanonis Frost 1992
1890 Tropidurus hoodensis Baur [substitute name for Tropidurus delanonis Baur 1890]

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Espanola).


Microlophus duncanensis

Pinzón Lava Lizard

Pinzón-Lavaechse

Pinzón-lavaleguan

1890 Tropidurus duncanensis Baur
Microlophus duncanensis Frost 1992

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Pinzon).


Microlophus grayii

Floreana Lava Lizard

Floreana-Lavaechse

Floreana-lavaleguan

1843 Leiocephalus grayii Bell
Holotropis grayii Duméril 1851
Craniopeltis grayii Peters 1871
Tropidurus grayii Steindachner 1876
Microlophus grayii Frost 1992

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Caldwell, Champion, Enderby, Floreana, Gardner-near-Floreana).


Microlophus habelii

Marchena Lava Lizard

Marchena-Lavaechse

Marchena-lavaleguan

1876 Tropidurus pacificus var. habelii Steindachner
Tropidurus habelii Baur 1892
Microlophus habelii Frost 1992

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Marchena).


Microlophus heterolepis

Odd-scaled Pacific Iguana

Variabelschuppiger Küstenleguan

Uensskællet Kystleguan

1835 Tropidurus heterolepis Wiegmann
Tropidurus peruvianus heterolepis Donoso-Barros 1966
Tropidurus heterolepis Ortiz 1980
Microlophus heterolepis Frost 1992

Remarks: Known only from the type locality in southern Peru (Perez & Quiroz Rodriguez 2022), although not mentioned for the country by Dixon & Wright (1975). Records from Chile are doubtful (Perez & Quiroz Rodriguez 2022). Not listed for Chile by Gamboa (2020).
Distribution: Chile, Peru.


Microlophus indefatigabilis

Santa Cruz Lava Lizard

Santa-Cruz-Lavaechse

Santa Cruz-lavaleguan

1890 Tropidurus indefatigabilis Baur
Microlophus indefatigabilis Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of albemarlensis (e.g., Van Denburgh & Slevin 1913; Swash & Still 2005 [by implication]). Revalidated by Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites (2009). Zug (2013) retained the taxon as a synonym of albemarlensis, pending further studies.
Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Baltra, Daphne Major, North Seymour, Santa Cruz, South Plaza).


Microlophus jacobii

Santiago Lava Lizard

Santiago-Lavaechse

Santiago-lavaleguan

1892 Tropidurus jacobii Baur
Microlophus jacobii Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of albemarlensis (e.g., Van Denburgh & Slevin 1913; Swash & Still 2005 [by implication]). Revalidated by Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites (2009). Zug (2013) retained the taxon as a synonym of albemarlensis, pending further studies.
Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Rabida, Santiago).


Microlophus koepckeorum

Pacific Desert Iguana

Wüsten-Küstenleguan

Ørkenkystleguan

1956 Tropidurus occipitalis koepckeorum Mertens
Tropidurus koepckeorum Dixon & Wright 1975
Plesiomicrolophus koepckeorum Frost 1992
Microlophus koepkeorum Harvey & Gutberlet 2000

Distribution: Peru.


Microlophus occipitalis

Knobbed Pacific Iguana

Knöpfiger Küstenleguan

Knoppet Kystleguan

1871 Tropidurus occipitalis Peters
Microlophus occipitalis Frost 1992
1874 Aneuporus occipitalis Bocourt [not Tropidurus occipitalis Peters 1871] (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1885 Tropidurus bocourtii Boulenger [substitute name for Aneuporus occipitalis Bocourt 1874] (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1924 Tropidurus continentalis Müller (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)

Remarks: Previously included stolzmanni (now a synonym of arenarius) and Plesiomicrolophus koepckeorum.
Distribution: Ecuador, Peru.


Microlophus pacificus

Pinta Lava Lizard

Pinta-Lavaechse

Pinta-lavaleguan

1876 Tropidurus pacificus Steindachner
Liocephalus pacificus Günther 1877
Microlophus pacificus Frost 1992
1890 Tropidurus abingdonii Baur (Van Denburgh & Slevin 1913)

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Pinta).


Microlophus peruvianus

Peruvian Pacific Iguana

Peruvianischer Küstenleguan

Peruviansk Kystleguan

1826 Stellio peruvianus Lesson
Tropidurus peruvianus Boulenger 1885
Microlophus peruvianus Frost 1992
1826 Lophyrus araucanus Lesson (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
Tropidurus peruvianus araucanus Donoso-Barros 1966
1835 Tropidurus microlophus Wiegmann (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1837 Microlophus lessonii Duméril & Bibron (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1845 Steirolepis xanthostigma Tschudi (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1876 Microlophus inguinalis Cope (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1956 Tropidurus peruviana salinicola Mertens

Remarks: See atacamensis, heterolepis, quadrivittatus and tigris. Venegas, Yánez-Muñoz & Sánchez (2017) did not include Chile in the distribution of peruvianus. The country is included herein on the basis of araucanus, which is found in Chile (Vidal Maldonado 2004; Troncoso-Palacios 2018).
Distribution: Chile, Ecuador, Peru.


Microlophus quadrivittatus

Four-banded Pacific Iguana

Vierbändiger Küstenleguan

Firbåndet Kystleguan

1845 Steirolepis quadrivittata Tschudi
Tropidurus peruvianus quadrivittatus Donoso-Barros 1996
Tropidurus quadrivittatus Ortiz 1980
Microlophus quadrivittatus Frost 1992

Distribution: Chile, Peru.


Microlophus slevini

Gardner Lava Lizard, (Slevin's Lava Lizard)

Gardner-Lavaechse

Gardner-lavaleguan

2024 Microlophus slevini Torres-Carvajal

Distribution: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands: Gardner-near-Floreana).





Microlophus tarapacensis

Tarapaca Pacific Iguana

Tarapaca-Küstenleguan

Tarapaca-kystleguan

1966 Tropidurus tarapacensis Donoso-Barros
Microlophus tarapacensis Frost 1992

Distribution: Chile.


Microlophus theresiae

Ancón Pacific Iguana

Ancón-Küstenleguan

Ancón-kystleguan

1901 Tropidurus theresiae Steindachner
Microlophus theresiae Frost 1992

Distribution: Peru.


Microlophus theresioides

Chilean Pacific Iguana

Chilenischer Küstenleguan

Chilensk Kystleguan

1966 Tropidurus theresioides Donoso-Barros
Microlophus theresioides Frost 1992
1966 Tropidurus peruvianus maminensis Donoso-Barros (Ortiz Zapata 1980)

Distribution: Chile.


Microlophus thoracicus

Huacho Pacific Iguana

Huacho-Küstenleguan

Huacho-kystleguan

1845 Steirolepis thoracica Tschudi
Tropidurus thoracicus Mertens 1959
Microlophus thoracicus Frost 1992
1900 Tropidurus thomasi Boulenger (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1975 Tropidurus thoracius icae Dixon & Wright
1975 Tropidurus thoracius talarae Dixon & Wright

Distribution: Peru.


Microlophus tigris

Tiger Pacific Iguana

Tiger-Küstenleguan

Tiger-kystleguan

1845 Steirolepis tigris Tschudi
Tropidurus peruvianus tigris Mertens 1956
Tropidurus tigris Dixon & Wright 1975
Microlophus tigris Frost 1992

Distribution: Peru.


Microlophus yanezi

Poconchile Pacific Iguana

Poconchile-Küstenleguan

Poconchile-kystleguan

1980 Tropidurus yanezi Ortiz-Zapata 1977 [1980]
Microlophus yanezi Frost 1992

Remarks: Regarded as a synonym of theresioides by Demangel Miranda (2016). The synonymization was rejected by Troncoso-Palacios, Gamboa, Langstroth, Ortiz & Labra (2019).
Distribution: Chile.