Darwin's iguana

Darwin's iguana
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Diplolaemus
Species:	D. darwinii
Binomial name
	Diplolaemus darwinii; Bell, 1843
	Red = D. darwinii; Yellow = D. leopardinus; Green = D. sextinctus; Blue = D. bibronii

Last updated June 09, 2022

Diplolaemus darwinii, also commonly known as Darwin's iguana and the southern Patagonian lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is native to the southern tip of South America.

Etymology

Both the specific name, darwinii, and the common name, Darwin's iguana, are in honor of Charles Darwin, who was an English naturalist and the author of On the Origin of Species .^[2]

Geographic range

D. darwinii is found in the Patagonian Desert in southern Argentina and Chile.

Description

Darwin's iguana has a broad, triangular head and strong jaws.^[3]

Diet

The diet of D. darwinii mostly consists of insects and other small invertebrates.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. darwinii is the Patagonian steppes from sea level up to elevations of 700 m (2,297 ft).^[3]

Conservation status

The IUCN has listed Darwin's iguana as being of "Least Concern" because of its wide range and the lack of any identified threats to the species.^[1]

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References

1 2 Abdala, S.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J.; Vidal, M.; Tala, C.; Ortiz, J.C.; Nunez, H.; Garin, C.; Avilés, R.; Mella, J.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P. (2017). "Diplolaemus darwinii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T178226A61321896. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178226A61321896.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diplolaemus darwinii, p. 65).
1 2 3 Chester, Sharon (2010). A Wildlife Guide to Chile: Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago. Princeton University Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 9781400831500.