Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi
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Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Amblyrhynchus
Species: Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Subspecies:
Name
Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962: 185
- Holotype: SMF 57430, collected by I. Eibl-Eibesfeldt in 1957.
- Type locality: “etwa 3 km südwestlich der Wrack-Bucht der Insel Chatham, Galápagos Inseln [= about 3 km SW to Wreck Bay in Isla San Cristóbal (vicinity of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno)]”.
Native distribution areas
- Ecuador: Galápagos Province: San Cristóbal (including Lobos and Léon Dormido).
References
Primary references
- 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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Amblyrhynchus cristatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2021.
Vernacular names
- English: San Cristóbal Marine Iguana
- español: Iguana marina de San Cristóbal