| Liolaemus alticolor | |
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| Liolaemus alticolor imaged in Bolivia in the Oruro Department | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. alticolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus alticolor Barbour, 1909 | |
Liolaemus alticolor, also known by its common name the brilliant tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is native to Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It is a small and slender species being a maximum length of only 54.1 millimeters. [1]
This species is named after “alti” which in the Latin language means high or lofty while “color” is Latin for color, pigment, shade or tinge. [1]