Liolaemus hellmichi

Liolaemus hellmichi
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. hellmichi
Binomial name
	Liolaemus hellmichi; Donoso-Barros, 1975

Last updated October 03, 2025

Liolaemus hellmichi, commonly known as Hellmich's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. This species is endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion within the nation of Chile.^[2]^[3]

Etymology

The specific name, hellmichi, is in honor of German herpetologist Walter Hellmich.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. hellmichi is desert, at altitudes of 1,000–1,400 m (3,300–4,600 ft).^[1]

Diet

L. hellmichi preys upon arthropods.^[1]

Reproduction

L. hellmichi is oviparous.^[5]

References

1 2 3 Mella, J.; Espejo, P.; Marambio, Y.; Nunez, H. (2016). "Liolaemus hellmichi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T12000A69940792. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12000A69940792.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
↑ Hogan, C. Michael, and World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.
↑ Lobo, Fernando (2001). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Lizards of the Liolaemus chiliensis Group (Iguania: Tropiduridae). Herpetological Journal11 (4): 137-150.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus hellmichi, p. 120).
↑ Species Liolaemus hellmichi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Donoso Barros R (1975). "Nuevos reptiles y anfibios de Chile ". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción48: 217–229. (Liolaemus hellmichi, new species, pp. 224–225). (in Spanish).
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 Chile (59): 1–486. (Liolaemus hellmichi, pp. 422–425, Figure 79). (in Spanish).
Ruiz de Gamboa Astroza M, Ferrú González M (2017). "Hallazgo de una segunda población de Liolaemus hellmichi Donoso-Barros, 1975 (Squamata: Liolaemidae) en el norte de Chile". Cuadernos de Herpetología31 (2): 129–130. (in Spanish).

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Mella, J.; Espejo, P.; Marambio, Y.; Nunez, H. (2016). "Liolaemus hellmichi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T12000A69940792. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12000A69940792.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[2] Hogan, C. Michael, and World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.

[3] Lobo, Fernando (2001). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Lizards of the Liolaemus chiliensis Group (Iguania: Tropiduridae). Herpetological Journal11 (4): 137-150.

[4] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus hellmichi, p. 120).

[5] Species Liolaemus hellmichi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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