Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Iguania Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Lacertilia Family Tropiduridae Genus Microlophus Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Microlophus, Microlophus occipitalis, Microlophus thoracicus, Microlophus pacificus, Scaled reptiles | ||
Microlophus koepckeorum, commonly known as Frost's iguana, is a species of lava lizard, which is endemic to Peru.
Etymology
The specific name, koepckeorum (genitive plural), is in honor of German-born Peruvian ornithologists Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke and Maria Koepcke, husband and wife.
References
Microlophus koepckeorum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA