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Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi  Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1057048

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): San Cristóbal Marine Iguana [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderIguania  – iguanes, Iguanas  
                               FamilyIguanidae  – American Arboreal Lizards, Chuckwallas, Iguanas, Iguanids  
                                  SubfamilyIguaninae   
                                     GenusAmblyrhynchus Bell, 1825 – Marine Iguanas  
                                        SpeciesAmblyrhynchus cristatus Bell, 1825 – Marine Iguana  
                                           SubspeciesAmblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1962 – San Cristóbal Marine Iguana  
       

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  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Buckley, Larry J., Kevin de Queiroz, Tandora D. Grant, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, et al.   
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: A Checklist of the Iguanas of the World (Iguanidae; Iguaninae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Conservation and Biology, vol. 11, monograph 6   
  Page(s): 4-46   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1931-7603   
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  Reference for: Amblyrhynchus cristatus mertensi, San Cristóbal Marine Iguana [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
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