Liolaemus stolzmanni
Appearance
Liolaemus stolzmanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Liolaemidae |
Genus: | Liolaemus |
Species: | L. stolzmanni
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Binomial name | |
Liolaemus stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1891)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Liolaemus stolzmanni, commonly known as Stolzmann's Pacific iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, stolzmanni, is in honor of Polish zoologist Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Liolaemus stolzmanni is endemic to Chile,[2] with occurrence noted in the Chilean matorral.[4] Reports from Peru instead represent either Liolaemus pachecoi, Liolaemus poconchilensis, or an undescribed species.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]Liolaemus stolzmanni is viviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ruiz de Gamboa, M. & Valladares, P. (2017). "Stolzmann's Pacific Iguana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T98580281A69942142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T98580281A69942142.en. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus stolzmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 February 2017.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus stolzmanni, p. 255).
- ^ Hogan, C. Michael; World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. M. McGinley, editor. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.
Further reading
[edit]- Langstroth R (2011). "On the species identities of a complex Liolaemus fauna from the Altiplano and Atacama Desert: insights on Liolaemus stolzmanni, L. reichei, L. jamesi pachecoi, and L. poconchilensis (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Zootaxa 2809: 20–32.
- Steindachner F (1891). "Über einege neue und seltene Reptilien- und Amphibien- Arten ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Series 1, 100: 291-316 + Plates I-II. (Ctenoblepharis stolzmanni, new species, pp. 297–298). (in German).