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Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri

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Species of lizard

Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species: L. lorenzmuelleri
Binomial name
Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
Hellmich, 1950
Synonyms
  • 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.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

L. lorenzmuelleri is found in Coquimbo Region, Chile.

Reproduction

L. lorenzmuelleri is oviparous.

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. ^ 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).

Further reading

  • Hellmich W (1950). "Die Eidechsen der Ausbeute Schröder (Gattung Liolaemus, Iguan.) (Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. XIII.) ". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München 1: 129–194. (Liolaemus lorenzmülleri, new species, pp. 144–146 + Plate 12, Figures 26–27). (in German).
Taxon identifiers
Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri


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