Liolaemus foxi

Liolaemus foxi
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. foxi
Binomial name
	Liolaemus foxi; Núñez, Navarro & Veloso, 2000

Last updated October 04, 2025

Liolaemus foxi, also known commonly as Fox's lizard and la lagartija de Fox in Chilean Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Chile.

Etymology

The specific name, foxi, is in honor of American herpetologist Stanley Forrest Fox.^[3]

Geographic range

L. foxi is found in northern Chile,^[2] in Antofagasta Region.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. foxi is sandy desert with rocky areas, at altitudes of 3,300–3,739 m (10,827–12,267 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. foxi is ovoviviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Nunez [sic], H.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M. (2016). "Liolaemus foxi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56060266A56060291. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56060266A56060291.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 Liolaemus foxi 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 foxi, p. 93).

Demangel D (2016). Reptiles en Chile. Santiago de Chile: Fauna Nativa Ediciones. 619 pp. ISBN 9789569801006. (in Spanish).
Núñez H, Navarro J, Veloso A (2000). "Liolaemus foxi, una nueva especie de lagarto para el norte de Chile (Squamata: Reptilia: Sauria)". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile49 (1): 117–130. (Liolaemus foxi, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
Pincheira-Donoso D, Núñez H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) taxonomía, sistemática y evolución ". Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile (59): 7–486. (Liolaemus foxi, pp. 126–131, Figure 7). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Nunez [sic], H.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M. (2016). "Liolaemus foxi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56060266A56060291. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56060266A56060291.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Liolaemus foxi 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 foxi, p. 93).

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