Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus

Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Amblyrhynchus
Species: Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Subspecies:

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

Vernacular names

  • English: Fernandina Marine Iguana
  • español: Iguana marina de Fernandina