Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi

Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia 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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

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

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. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amblyrhynchus cristatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2021.

Vernacular names

English: San Cristóbal Marine Iguana
español: Iguana marina de San Cristóbal