Microlophus koepckeorum, commonly known as Frost's iguana, is a species of lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species 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.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of M. koepckeorum are dry forest and dry shrubland, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
M. koepckeorum is oviparous. An adult female may lay a clutch of 2âÂÂ6 eggs.
References
Further reading
- Dixon JR, (1975). "A Review of the Lizards of the Iguanid Genus Tropidurus in Peru". Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (271): 1âÂÂ39. (Tropidurus koepckeorum, new status, pp. 28âÂÂ30, Figure 13, bottom). (in English, with abstracts in English and Spanish).
- Frost D, , , (2001). "Phylogenetics of the Lizard Genus Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae: Tropidurinae): Direct Optimization, Descriptive Efficiency, and Sensitivity Analysis of Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21 (3): 352âÂÂ371. (Microlophus koepckeorum, new combination).
- Mertens R (1956). "Studien über die Herpetofauna Perus I. Zur Kenntniss der Iguaniden-Gattung Tropidurus in Peru ". Senckenbergiana Biologica 37: 101âÂÂ136. (Tropidurus occipitalis koepckeorum, new subspecies, p. 117). (in German).
- (2000). "Wüstenkielschwanzleguane aus Peru ". Draco 1 (4): 44âÂÂ49. (in German).