Liolaemus gravenhorstii

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Liolaemus gravenhorstii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. gravenhorstii
Binomial name
Liolaemus gravenhorstii
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiodera gravenhorstii
    Gray, 1845
  • Proctotretus stantoni
    Girard, 1855
  • Ptychodeira stantoni
    — Girard, 1858
  • Liolaemus gravenhorstii
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Liolaemus stantoni
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Liolaemus gravenhorstii
    Donoso-Barros, 1996

Liolaemus gravenhorstii, commonly known as Gravenhorst's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.[3]

Geographic range

As of 2023, L. gravenhorstii is found in central Chile and differs from the two populations reported by Cei and Videla (2001) for Argentina,[4][5] which may belong to another species.[1] In Chile, L. gravenhorstii has confirmed distribution records for the Región Metropolitana and potential records for the O’Higgins and Valparaíso regions.[5][6]

References

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Liolæmus gravenhorstii, new combination, pp. 142-143 + Plate X, figures 1, 1a).
  • Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Leiodera gravenhorstii, new species, p. 211).

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