Liolaemus schroederi

Liolaemus schroederi
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. schroederi
Binomial name
Liolaemus schroederi L. Müller & Hellmich, 1938

Liolaemus schroederi (Schroeder's tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile, where it is found in the Chilean matorral.

Etymology

The specific name, schroederi, is in honor of American ichthyologist William Charles Schroeder. ^[2]

References

1. Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Nunez, H.; Nunez, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P. & Vidal, M. (2016). "Liolaemus schroederi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016. IUCN: e.T56152029A56152073. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56152029A56152073.en . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
2. 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 schroederi, p. 238).

Sources

• Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
• Müller, L. (1938). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. XI. Über zwei neue Liolaemus-formen aus der chilenischen Kordillere (Sammlung Schröder) ". Zoologischer Anzeiger122: 225–237. (Liolaemus schroederi, new species). (in German).