Liolaemus fitzgeraldi

Liolaemus fitzgeraldi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. fitzgeraldi
Binomial name
	Liolaemus fitzgeraldi; Boulenger, 1899

Last updated November 08, 2024

Liolaemus fitzgeraldi, also known commonly as Fitzgerald's tree iguana and la lagartija de Aconcagua (in Spanish), is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is native to southwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fitzgeraldi, is in honor of mountaineer Edward Arthur FitzGerald.^[3]

Geographic range

L. fitzgeraldi is found in the Andes in Argentina (Mendoza Province, San Juan Province) and Chile (Coquimbo Region, Valparaíso Region.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. fitzgeraldi are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 2,700–4,500 m (8,900–14,800 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. fitzgeraldi is ovoviviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Avila, L.; Espinoza, R.E.; Cruz, F.; Ortiz, J.C.; Lobos, G.; Garin, C. (2017). "Liolaemus fitzgeraldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T178479A61323193. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178479A61323193.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 Liolaemus fitzgeraldi 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 fitzgeraldi, p. 90).