Microlophus stolzmanni

Microlophus stolzmanni, also known commonly as Stolzmann's Pacific iguana, is a species of South American lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Microlophus stolzmanni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Microlophus
Species:	M. stolzmanni
Binomial name
Microlophus stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1891)
Synonyms[2]
Tropidurus stolzmanni Steindachner, 1891 Tropidurus occipitalis stolzmanni — Mertens, 1956 Microlophus stolzmanni — Frost, 1992

Etymology

The specific name, stolzmanni, is in honor of Polish zoologist Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.[3]

Geographic range

Microlophus stolzmanni is found in northern Peru.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. stolzmanni is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,900 m (1,300–6,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

M. stolzmanni is oviparous. Females reach sexual maturity at a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in). Clutch size is 3–4 eggs.[2]

References

1. Venegas P, Perez J, Quiroz Rodriguez A (2016). "Microlophus stolzmanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T48444267A48444274. https://dx.doi.org/1.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48444267A48444274.en. Downloaded on 09 July 2020.
2. Species Microlophus stolzmanni at 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 stolzmanni, p. 255).

Further reading

• Beuttner A, Koch C (2019). "Analysis of diet composition and morphological characters of the Peruvian lizard Microlophus stolzmanni (Squamata: Tropiduridae)". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 18 (1): 47–62.
• Koch C, Venegas PJ, Santa Cruz R, Böhme W (2018). "Annotated checklist and key to the species of amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the northern Peruvian dry forest along the Andean valley of the Marañón river and its tributaries". Zootaxa 4385 (1): 001–101.
• Schlüter U (2000). "Wüstenkielschwanzleguane aus Peru ". Draco 1 (4): 44–49. (in German).
• Schlüter U (2007). "Pflege und Zucht von Microlophus stolzmanni mit Bemerkungen zu Ökologie und Geschlechtsdimorphismus". Aquaristik-Fachmagazin und Aquarium Heute 39 (4): 106–109. (in German).
• Steindachner F (1891). "Ueber neue und seltene Lacertiden aus den herpetologischen Sammlungen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums ". Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 6: 371–378. (Tropidurus stolzmanni, new species, pp. 376–377). (in German).