Microlophus theresioides (DONOSO-BARROS, 1966)

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Higher Taxa	Tropiduridae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	S: Corredor de Pica
Synonym	Tropidurus theresioides DONOSO-BARROS 1966: 155 Tropidurus peruvianus maminensis DONOSO-BARROS 1966 (fide ORTIZ-ZAPATA 1980) Tropidurus theresioides — PETERS et al. 1970: 269 Microlophus theresioides — FROST 1992: 48 Microlophus theresioides — RAMIREZ LEYTON & PINCHEIRA-DONOSO 2005
Distribution	Chile (Tarapaca) Type locality: Oasis de Pica, Tarapacá, Chile.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: IZUA (Inst. Zool. Univ. Chile) No. 12117, designated by Ortiz, 1980: 366 (no type given in original description).
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	named after the type locality.
References	Demangel, Diego 2016. Reptiles en Chile. Fauna Nativa Ediciones, Santiago, 619 pp - get paper here Donoso-Barros, R. 1966. Reptiles de Chile. Santiago: Univ. Chile, 458 + cxlvi pp. Mella-Ávila, Jorge E. & Michael Venegas Ponce. 2019. Distribución, frecuencia y abundancia de reptiles en distintos ambientes de la Región de Tarapacá, norte de Chile. Boletín Chileno de Herpetología. 6: 23-33 - get paper here Ortiz-Zapata, J.C. 1980. Revision taxonomica del género Tropidurus en Chile. Reunion Iberoam. Zool. Vertebr. 1: 355-377 (1977) Ramírez Leyton, G. & Pincheira Donoso, D. 2005. Fauna del Altiplano y Desierto de Atacama. Phrynosaura Ediciones, 395 pp. Ramírez Leyton, G.M. 2009. WILDLIFE OF THE HIGH ANDES AND ATACAMA DESERT - A Field Guide to the El Loa Province. Phrynosaura Ediciones, Calama, Chile, 250 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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