Liolaemus boulengeri

Liolaemus boulengeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. boulengeri
Binomial name
	Liolaemus boulengeri; Koslowsky, 1898
Synonyms
	Liolaemus boulengeri; Koslowsky, 1898; Liolaemus micropholis; F. Werner, 1910; Liolaemus (Eulaemus) boulengeri; — J. Schulte et al., 2000;

Last updated October 05, 2025

Liolaemus boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[3]

Geographic range

L. boulengeri is found central Argentina in the provinces of Chubut, Mendoza, Neuquén, and Santa Cruz.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. boulengeri are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 400–1,600 m (1,300–5,200 ft).^[1]

Behavior

L. boulengeri is terrestrial.^[1]

Diet

L. boulengeri preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction

L. boulengeri is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Avila L (2016). "Liolaemus boulengeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56051766A56051777. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56051766A56051777.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 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. (Liolaemus boulengeri, p. 34).

Abdala CS (2007). "Phylogeny of the boulengeri group (Iguania: Liolaemidae: Liolaemus) based on morphological and molecular characters". Zootaxa1538: 1–84.
Koslowsky J (1898). "Enumeración sistemática y distribución geográfica de los reptiles argentinos ". Revista del Museo de La Plata8: 161–200 + Plates I–VIII. (Liolaemus boulengeri, new species, p. 176–177 + Plate III). (in Spanish).
Minoli I, Morando M, Avila LJ (2015). "Reptiles of Chubut province, Argentina: richness, diversity, conservation status and geographic distribution maps". ZooKeys498: 103–126.
Schulte JA, Macey JR, Espinoza RE, Larson A (2000). "Phylogenetic relationships in the iguanid lizard genus Liolaemus: multiple origins of viviparous reproduction and evidence for recurring Andean vicariance and dispersal". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society69 (1): 75–102.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Avila L (2016). "Liolaemus boulengeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56051766A56051777. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56051766A56051777.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.

[3] 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. (Liolaemus boulengeri, p. 34).

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