Liolaemus fitzingerii

Liolaemus fitzingerii
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. fitzingerii
Binomial name
	Liolaemus fitzingerii; (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Synonyms
	Proctotretus fitzingerii; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837; Eulaemus affinis; Girard, 1858; Liolaemus fitzingeri; — Boulenger, 1885; Liolaemus melanops; Burmeister, 1888; Liolaemus camarones; Abdala, Díaz-Gómez & Juarez-Heredia, 2012; Liolaemus fitzingerii; — Grummer et al., 2018;

Last updated October 02, 2025

Liolaemus fitzingerii, also known commonly as Fitzinger's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is native to extreme southern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fitzingerii, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.^[3]

Geographic range

L. fitzingerii is found in Argentina (Chubut Province, Santa Cruz Province) and Chile (Aysén Region).^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. fitzingerii are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).^[1]

Diet

L. fitzingerii preys predominately on insects.^[1]

Reproduction

L. fitzingerii is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Espinoza, R.E.; Cruz, F.; Avila, L.; Vidal, M.; Tala, C.; Ortiz, J.C.; Nunez, H.; Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P.; Mella, J. (2016). "Liolaemus fitzingerii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178518A61323580. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178518A61323580.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus fitzingerii 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 fitzingerii, p. 91).

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II., Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Liolaemus fitzingeri, pp. 150–151).
Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 4]. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 571 pp. + errata et emendanda. (Proctotretus fitzingerii, new species, pp. 286–288). (in French).
Grummer JA, Morando MM, Avila LJ, Sites JW Jr, Leaché AD (2018). "Phylogenomic evidence for a recent and rapid radiation of lizards in the Patagonian Liolaemus fitzingerii species group". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution125: 243–254.
Minoli I, Morando M, Avila LJ (2014). "Integrative taxonomy in the Liolaemus fitzingerii complex (Squamata: Liolaemini) based on morphological analyses and niche modeling". Zootaxa3856 (4): 501–528.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Espinoza, R.E.; Cruz, F.; Avila, L.; Vidal, M.; Tala, C.; Ortiz, J.C.; Nunez, H.; Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P.; Mella, J. (2016). "Liolaemus fitzingerii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178518A61323580. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178518A61323580.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus fitzingerii 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 fitzingerii, p. 91).

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