Liolaemus hermannunezi

Liolaemus hermannunezi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. hermannunezi
Binomial name
	Liolaemus hermannunezi; Pincheira-Donoso, Scolaro & Schulte, 2007

Last updated October 04, 2025

Liolaemus hermannunezi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is native to Chile and perhaps Argentina.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, hermannunezi, is in honor of Chilean herpetologist Herman Núñez.^[3]

Geographic range

L. hermannunezi is known only from its type locality in Biobío Region, central Chile, but it may also occur in adjacent Argentina.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. hermannunezi are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 1,428–1,521 m (4,685–4,990 ft).^[1]

Description

Small for its genus, L. hermannunezi, has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).^[2] The belly is black.^[2]

Reproduction

L. hermannunezi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Sallabery, N.; Vidal, M.; Victoriano, P. (2016). "Liolaemus hermannunezi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56062923A56062938. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56062923A56062938.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus hermannunezi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus hermannunezi, p. 121).

Demangel G (2016). Reptiles en Chile. Santiago: Fauna Nativa Ediciones. 619 pp. ISBN 978-9569801006.
Pincheira-Donoso D, Scolaro JA, Schulte JA II (2007). "The limits of polymorphism in Liolaemus rothi: Molecular and phenotypic evidence for a new species of the Liolaemus boulengeri clade (Iguanidae, Liolaemini) from boreal Patagonia of Chile". Zootaxa2452: 25–42. (Liolaemus hermannunezi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Sallabery, N.; Vidal, M.; Victoriano, P. (2016). "Liolaemus hermannunezi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56062923A56062938. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56062923A56062938.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus hermannunezi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus hermannunezi, p. 121).

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