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词条 Microlophus grayii
释义

  1. Taxonomy

  2. Etymology

  3. References

  4. Further reading

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| name = Microlophus grayii
| image = Floreana-lava-lizard.jpg
| image_caption = Male
| image2 = Lava lizard Ecuador 3233a.jpg
| image2_caption = Female
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Microlophus
| species = grayii
| authority = (Bell, 1843)
| synonyms = *Leiocephalus grayii
{{small|Bell, 1843}}
  • Tropidurus (Craniopeltis) grayii
    {{small|— W. Peters, 1871}}
  • Leiocephalus grayii
    {{small|— Günther, 1877}}
  • Tropidurus grayi
    {{small|— Boulenger, 1885}}
  • Tropidurus delanonis
    {{small|Baur, 1890}}
  • Tropidurus duncanensis
    {{small|Baur, 1890}}
  • Microlophus grayii
    {{small|— Frost, 1992}}

| synonyms_ref =[1]
| range_map = Microlophus grayii distribution.svg
}}Microlophus grayii, commonly known as the Floreana lava lizard, is a species of lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to the Galapagos island of Floreana.[1]

Taxonomy

The species, Microlophus grayii, is commonly assigned to the genus Microlophus but has been assigned to the genus Tropidurus.[2] It has also been assigned to the family Tropiduridae.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, grayii, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[3]

References

1. ^Benavides E, Baum R, Snell HM, Snell HL, Sites JW Jr. (2009). "Island Biogeography of Galápagos Lava Lizards (Tropiduridae: Microlophus): Species Diversity and Colonization of the Archipelago". (pdf) Evolution 63 (6): 1606–1626.
2. ^Microlophus grayii. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Microlophus grayii, p. 107).

Further reading

  • Bell T (1843). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Edited and Superintended by Charles Darwin ... Naturalist to the Expedition. Part 5. Reptiles. London: Smith, Elder and Company. vi + 51 pp. + Plates 1-20. (Leiocephalus grayii, new species, p. 24 + Plate 14, figure 1). (in English and Latin).
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Tropidurus grayi, pp. 172–173).
  • Frost DR (1992). "Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of the Tropidurus Group of Lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae)". American Museum Novitates (3033): 1-68. (Microlophus grayii, p. 48).
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