Microlophus heterolepis (WIEGMANN, 1834)

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Higher Taxa	Tropiduridae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Tropidurus heterolepis WIEGMANN in MEYEN 1834: 225 Steirolepis heterolepis — FITZINGER 1843 Tropidurus (Microlophus) heterolepis — PETERS 1871 Microlophus heterolepis — COPE 1876 Tropidurus peruvianus heterolepis — DONOSO-BARROS 1966 Tropidurus heterolepis — ORTIZ-ZAPATA 1980 Microlophus heterolepis — LEHR 2002: 203
Distribution	Chile, Peru Type locality: Tacna, Peru.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes: ZMB 666, 667
Diagnosis
Comment	Distribution: not listed by Ruiz de Gamboa 2016 for Chile.
Etymology	Named after Greek heteros (ἕτερος), of another kind, different + Greek lepis (λεπίς), scale; epithelial debris (WIEGMANN 1834, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024)
References	Demangel, Diego 2016. Reptiles en Chile. Fauna Nativa Ediciones, Santiago, 619 pp - get paper here Lehr, E. 2002. Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Natur und Tier-Verlag (Münster), 208 pp. - get paper here Ortiz-Zapata, J.C. 1980. Revision taxonomica del género Tropidurus en Chile. Reunion Iberoam. Zool. Vertebr. 1: 355-377 (1977) Schlüter, U. 2000. Wüstenkielschwanzleguane aus Peru. Draco 1 (4): 44-49 Wiegmann, A. F. A. 1834. In: Dr. F. J. F. Meyen: Beiträge zur Zoologie gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde. Siebente Abhandlung. Amphibien. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina (Halle) 17: 185-268 [1835] - get paper here
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