Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri

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Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. lorenzmuelleri
Binomial name
Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
Hellmich, 1950
Synonyms [2]
  • Liolaemus lorenzmülleri
    Hellmich, 1950
  • Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
    J. Peters et al., 1970

Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri, commonly known as Lorenz's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Chile.

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Etymology

The specific name, lorenzmuelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Lorenz Müller. [3]

Geographic range

L. lorenzmuelleri is found in Coquimbo Region, Chile. [2]

Reproduction

L. lorenzmuelleri is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. Lobos, G.; Marambio, Y.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M. (2016). "Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T12005A69940985. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12005A69940985.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri, pp. 160, 184).

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