Liolaemus jamesi

Liolaemus jamesi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. jamesi
Binomial name
Liolaemus jamesi (Boulenger, 1891)
Synonyms [2]
Ctenoblepharis jamesi Boulenger, 1891 Liolaemus jamesi — Cei, 1979

Liolaemus jamesi, also known commonly as James' tree iguana, James's tree iguana, and el jararanco de James in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to western South America. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, jamesi, is in honor of British businessman Henry Berkeley James (1846–1892), who collected natural history specimens in Chile. ^[3]

Geographic range

L. jamesi is found in Bolivia and Chile. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. jamesi is rocky areas of sandy desert, at altitudes of 3,300–4,700 m (10,800–15,400 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

L. jamesi is terrestrial. ^[1]

Diet

L. jamesi is omnivorous. ^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. jamesi has been described as viviparous, ^[1] and as ovoviviparous. ^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. ^[2]

• Liolaemus jamesi aymararum Veloso, Sallaberry, Navarro, Iturra, Valencia, Penna & Díaz, 1982
• Liolaemus jamesi jamesi(Boulenger, 1891)

Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Liolaemus .

References

1. Marambio Y, Ruiz de Gamboa M, Mella J, Nunez H, Valladares P (2016). "Liolaemus jamesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56063101A56063119. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Liolaemus jamesi 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 jamesi, p. 132).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1891). "Description of a new Lizard of the Genus Ctenoblepharis, from Chili". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1891: 3 + Plate I. (Ctenoblepharis jamesi, new species).
• Cei JM (1979). "A Reassessment of the Genus Ctenoblepharis (Reptilia, Sauria, Iguanidae) with a Description of a New Subspecies of Liolaemus multimaculatus from Western Argentina". Journal of Herpetology13 (3): 297–302. (Liolaemus jamesi, new combination).
• Langstroth R (2011). "On the species identities of a complex Liolaemus fauna from the Altiplano and Atacama Desert: insights on Liolaemus stolzmanni, L. reichei, L. jamesi pachecoi, and L. poconchilensis (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Zootaxa2809: 20–32.
• Troncoso-Palacios J, Ruiz de Gamboa M, Campbell PD (2019). "Liolaemus jamesi (Boulenger, 1891): restriction of the type locality and holotype characterization (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Zootaxa4612 (3): 442–446.
• Veloso A, Sallaberry M, Navarro J, Iturra P, Valencia J, Penna M, Díaz N (1982). "Contribución sistemática al conocimiento de la herpetofauna del extremo norte de Chile". pp. 135–268. In: Veloso, Alberto; Bustos, Eduardo (editors) (1982). El Ambiente Natural y Los Poblaciones Humanas de los Andes del Norte Grande de Chile (Arica, Lat 18° 28' S). Volume I. La Vegetación y los Vertebrados Inferiores de los Pisos Altitudinalis entre Arica y el Lago Chungara. Montevideo, Uruguay: Oficina Regional de Ciencias y Technología de la UNESCO para América Latina y el Caribe. (Liolaemus jamesi aymararum, new subspecies). (in Spanish).