Liolaemus fittkaui

Liolaemus fittkaui
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. fittkaui
Binomial name
	Liolaemus fittkaui; Laurent, 1986

Last updated October 04, 2025

Liolaemus fittkaui is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Bolivia.

Etymology

The specific name, fittkaui, is in honor of German herpetologist Ernst Josef Fittkau.^[3]

Geographic range

L. fittkaui is found in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. fittkaui are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 3,800–4,260 m (12,470–13,980 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. fittkaui is unknown.^[2]

References

1 2 Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Jiménez, O.; Langstroth, R. (2020). "Liolaemus fittkaui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T50956556A50956559. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50956556A50956559.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Liolaemus fittkaui 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 fittkaui, p. 90).

Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia55: 199–215. (Liolaemus fittkaui, p. 206). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
Jiménez-Robles O, Butron-Galvez P, Carpio R, De la Riva I (2016). "Revised distribution, phenotypic variation and conservation status of Liolaemus fittkaui (Squamata: Liolaemidae), a lizard endemic to the Andes of Central Bolivia". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology15 (1): 7–20. (in English, with abstracts in Spanish and Portuguese).
Laurent RF (1986). "Descripciones de nuevas Iguanidae del genero Liolaemus". Acta Zoologica Lilloana38 (2): 87–105. (Liolaemus fittkaui, new species). (in Spanish).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Jiménez, O.; Langstroth, R. (2020). "Liolaemus fittkaui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T50956556A50956559. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50956556A50956559.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Liolaemus fittkaui 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 fittkaui, p. 90).

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