Liolaemus kriegi

Liolaemus kriegi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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
	Liolaemus ceii; Donoso-Barros, 1971;

Last updated March 01, 2026

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 2 3 4 5 Avila, L.; Garin, C. (2016). "Liolaemus kriegi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56064183A56064190. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus kriegi 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 kriegi, p. 146).

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).
Perez CHF, Frutos N, Kozykariski M, Morando M, Perez DR, Avila LJ (2011). "Lizards of Rio Negro Province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". Check List7 (3): 202–219.
Scrocchi GJ, Abdala CS, Nori J, Zaher H (2010). Reptiles de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Viedma, Argentina: Fondo Editorial Rionegrino. 249 pp. (in Spanish).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L.; Garin, C. (2016). "Liolaemus kriegi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56064183A56064190. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 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).

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