Liolaemus buergeri

Liolaemus buergeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. buergeri
Binomial name
Liolaemus buergeri F. Werner, 1907

Liolaemus buergeri, also known commonly as Buerger's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. ^[2] The species is native to Argentina and Chile.

Etymology

The specific name, buergeri, is in honor of German explorer Otto Bürger (born 1865), who collected natural history specimens in South America. ^[3]

Geographic range

In Argentina L. buergeri is found in Mendoza Province and Neuquén Province. In Chile it is found in Curicó Province and Talca Province. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. buergeri is shrubland with rocky areas, at altitudes of 1,500–3,000 m (4,900–9,800 ft). ^[1]

Diet

L. buergeri is omnivorous. ^[1]

Reproduction

L. buergeri is viviparous. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Avila, L.; Vidal, M.; Nunez, J.; Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Ortiz, J.C.; Victoriano, P. (2016). "Liolaemus buergeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56051792A56051799. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56051792A56051799.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Liolaemus buergeri 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 buergeri, p. 42).

Further reading

• Medina CD, Avila LJ, Morando M (2013). "Hacia una Taxonomía Integral: poniendo a prueba especies candidatas relacionadas a Liolaemus buergeri Werner 1907 (Iguania: Liolaemini) mediante análisis morfológicos ". Cuadernos de Herpetología27 (1): 27–34. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
• Müller L, Hellmich W (1935). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. IX. Über Liolaemus buergeri Werner ". Zoologische Anzeiger109 (5/6): 121–128. (in German).
• Werner F (1907). "Sobre algunos lagartos nuevos clasificados i descritos ". In: Bürger O (1907). "Estudios sobre reptiles chilenos ". Anales de la Universidad de Chile121: 149–155. (Liolaemus buergeri, new species, p. 152). (in Spanish).