Liolaemus lutzae

Liolaemus lutzae
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. lutzae
Binomial name
Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938

Liolaemus lutzae, called commonly Lutz's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, lutzae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz. ^[3]

Geographic range

L. lutzae is found in the Brazilian states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro. ^[4]

Habitat

The natural habitat of L. lutzae is sandy shores. ^[2]

Reproduction

L. lutzae is oviparous. ^[4]

Conservation status

L. lutzae is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. Silveira AL, da Rocha C, Nogueira C de C, Werneck F, de Moura GB, Winck G, Ribeiro Júnior MA, Kiefer M, de Freitas MA, Hoogmoed MS, Tinôco MST, Valadão R, Cardoso Vieira R, Perez Maciel R, Gomes Faria R, Recoder R, D'Ávila R, Torquato da Silva S, de Barcelos Ribeiro S, Avila-Pires TCS (2021). "Liolaemus lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T12006A137950625. Retrieved 16 November 2021. (in English and Portuguese).
2. Rocha, C.F.D. (2000). "Liolaemus lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T12006A3320568. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T12006A3320568.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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 lutzae, p. 163).
4. Species Liolaemus lutzae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Mertens R (1938). "Bemerkungen über die brasilianischen Arten der Gattung Liolaemus". Zoologischer Anzeiger123: 220–222. (Liolaemus lutzae, new species, p. 221). (in German).