Liolaemus duellmani

Liolaemus duellmani
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. duellmani
Binomial name
Liolaemus duellmani Cei, 1978

Liolaemus duellmani, also known commonly as Duellman's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, duellmani, is in honor of American herpetologist William Edward Duellman. ^{[2] [3]}

Geographic range

L. duellmani is found in Mendoza Province, Argentina. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. duellmani is shrubland and grassland, at an altitude of 2,260 m (7,410 ft). ^[1]

Description

L. duellmani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 8 cm (3.1 in). ^[2]

Reproduction

L. duellmani is ovoviviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Espinoza, R.E.; Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus duellmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T178295A61322052. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178295A61322052.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Liolaemus duellmani 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 duellmani, p. 76).

Further reading

• Ávila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa3613 (3): 201–238.
• Ávila LJ, Vrdoljak JE, Morando M (2021). "Liolaemus deullmani Cei, 1978 (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini), redescription of the holotype and variation in a microendemic and inadequately known species of Liolaemus from Northwestern Patagonia". Zootaxa5081 (2): 263–274.
• Cei JM (1978). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Sauria: Iguanidae) from the Andean Mountains of the Southern Mendoza Volcanic Region of Argentina". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas (76): 1–6. (Liolaemus duellmani, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
• Nenda SJ, Nespiur A, Lobo F, Abdala CS (2020). "Rediscovery of Liolaemus duellmani Cei, 1978 (Iguania: Liolaemidae): Description of a Female Found Near the Type Locality". South American Journal of Herpetology18 (1): 42–45.