Liolaemus donosobarrosi

Liolaemus donosobarrosi
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. donosobarrosi
Binomial name
	Liolaemus donosobarrosi; (Cei, 1974)
Synonyms
	Ctenoblepharis donosobarrosi; Cei, 1974; Liolaemus donosobarrosi; — Cei, 1979; Liolaemus (Eulaemus) donosobarrosi; — Morando et al., 2020;

Last updated October 03, 2025

Liolaemus donosobarrosi, also known commonly as Donoso-Barros' tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, donosobarrosi, is in honor of Chilean herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros.^[3]

Geographic range

L. donosobarrosi is found in central Argentina, in the provinces of Mendoza, Neuquén, and Río Negro.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. donosobarrosi is shrubland, at altitudes of 900–1,200 m (3,000–3,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. donosobarrosi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Avila L (2016). "Liolaemus donosobarrosi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56057741A56057847. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56057741A56057847.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus donosobarrosi 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 donosobarrosi, p. 74).

Cei JM (1974). "Two New Species of Ctenoblepharis (Reptilia, Iguanidae) from the Arid Environments of the Central Argentina (Mendoza Province)". Journal of Herpetology8 (1): 71–75. (Ctenoblepharis donosobarrosi, new species). Corrigendum: J. Herp.8 (4): 388.
Cei JM (1979). "A Reassessment of the Genus Ctenoblepharis (Reptilia, Sauria, Iguanidae) with a Description of a New Subspecies of Liolaemus multimaculatus from Western Argentina". J. Herp.13 (3): 297–302. (Liolaemus donosobarrosi, new combination).
Etheridge RE (2000). "A Review of Lizards of the Liolaemus wiegmannii Group (Squamata, Iguania, Tropiduridae), and a History of Morphological Change in the Sand-Dwelling Species". Herpetological Monographs14: 293–352.
Scrocchi GJ, Abdala CS, Nori J, Zaher H (2010). Reptiles de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Viedma, Argentina: Fondo Editorial Rionegrino. 249 pp. (in Spanish).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Avila L (2016). "Liolaemus donosobarrosi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56057741A56057847. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56057741A56057847.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus donosobarrosi 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 donosobarrosi, p. 74).

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