Liolaemus gravenhorstii

Liolaemus gravenhorstii
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. gravenhorstii
Binomial name
	Liolaemus gravenhorstii; (Gray, 1845)
Synonyms
	Leiodera gravenhorstii; Gray, 1845; Proctotretus stantoni; Girard, 1855; Ptychodeira stantoni; — Girard, 1858; Liolaemus gravenhorstii; — Boulenger, 1885; Liolaemus stantoni; — Boulenger, 1885; Liolaemus gravenhorstii; — Donoso-Barros, 1996;

Last updated September 17, 2023

Liolaemus gravenhorstii, commonly known as Gravenhorst's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.^[3]

Geographic range

As of 2023, L. gravenhorstii is found in central Chile and differs from the two populations reported by Cei and Videla (2001) for Argentina,^[4]^[5] which may belong to another species.^[1] In Chile, L. gravenhorstii has confirmed distribution records for the Región Metropolitana and potential records for the O’Higgins and Valparaíso regions.^[5]^[6]

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References

1 2 3 Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M.; Nunez [sic], J.; Sallabery [sic], N.; Ortiz [sic], J.C.; Espejo, P.; Valladares, P. (2019). "Liolaemus gravenhorstii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T40794A61317803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T40794A61317803.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ Species Liolaemus gravenhorstii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 gravenhorstii, p. 106).
↑ Cei, JM; Videla, F (2001). "Una rara especie de Liolaemus (Reptilia, Tropiduridae) de la herpetofauna cuyana, con distribución trans-cisandina" (PDF). Multequina. 10: 35–42. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
1 2 Pincheira-Donoso, D; Núñez, H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae): Taxonomía, sistemática y evolución " (PDF). Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. 59: 1–486. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
↑ Lamilla-Maulén, Pablo; Rojas-Araos, Felipe (2023). "Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray 1845) (Squamata, Liolaemidae): revisión de sus registros distribucionales históricos y actuales para nuevos desafíos de investigación " (PDF). Boletín Chileno de Herpetología. 10. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M.; Nunez [sic], J.; Sallabery [sic], N.; Ortiz [sic], J.C.; Espejo, P.; Valladares, P. (2019). "Liolaemus gravenhorstii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T40794A61317803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T40794A61317803.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Species Liolaemus gravenhorstii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[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 gravenhorstii, p. 106).

[4] Cei, JM; Videla, F (2001). "Una rara especie de Liolaemus (Reptilia, Tropiduridae) de la herpetofauna cuyana, con distribución trans-cisandina" (PDF). Multequina. 10: 35–42. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).

[Pinch2005-5] 1 2 Pincheira-Donoso, D; Núñez, H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae): Taxonomía, sistemática y evolución " (PDF). Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. 59: 1–486. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).

[6] Lamilla-Maulén, Pablo; Rojas-Araos, Felipe (2023). "Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray 1845) (Squamata, Liolaemidae): revisión de sus registros distribucionales históricos y actuales para nuevos desafíos de investigación " (PDF). Boletín Chileno de Herpetología. 10. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).

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