Liolaemus kriegi

Liolaemus kriegi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. kriegi
Binomial name
Liolaemus kriegi L. Müller & Hellmich, 1939
Synonyms [2]
Liolaemus ceii Donoso-Barros, 1971

Liolaemus kriegi, also known commonly as Krieg's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, kriegi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Krieg (1888–1970). ^[3]

Geographic range

L. kriegi is found in the Andean highlands of southwestern Argentina, in Neuquén Province and western Río Negro Province. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. kriegi is rocky areas of grassland or shrubland near water, at altitudes of 950–2,000 m (3,120–6,560 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

L. kriegi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling). ^[1]

Reproduction

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

References

1. Avila, L.; Garin, C. (2016). "Liolaemus kriegi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T56064183A56064190. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Liolaemus kriegi 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 kriegi, p. 146).

Further reading

• Medina CD, Avila LJ, Sites JW, Morando M (2015). "Molecular Phylogeny of the Liolaemus kriegi Complex (Iguania, Liolaemini)". Herpetologica71 (2): 143–151.
• Müller L, Hellmich W (1939). "Liolaemus-Arten aus dem westlichen Argentinien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger127: 44–47. (Liolaemus kriegi, new species, p. 44). (in German).