Liolaemus fitzgeraldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. fitzgeraldi
Binomial name
Liolaemus fitzgeraldi
Boulenger, 1899

Liolaemus fitzgeraldi, also known commonly as Fitzgerald's tree iguana and la lagartija de Aconcagua (in Spanish), is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to southwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fitzgeraldi, is in honor of mountaineer Edward Arthur FitzGerald.[3]

Geographic range

L. fitzgeraldi is found in the Andes in Argentina (Mendoza Province, San Juan Province) and Chile (Coquimbo Region, Valparaíso Region.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. fitzgeraldi are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 2,700–4,500 m (8,900–14,800 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. fitzgeraldi is ovoviviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Avila, L.; Espinoza, R.E.; Cruz, F.; Ortiz, J.C.; Lobos, G.; Garin, C. (2017). "Liolaemus fitzgeraldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178479A61323193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178479A61323193.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Liolaemus fitzgeraldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 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 fitzgeraldi, p. 90).

Further reading

  • Acosta JC, Ortiz G, Murúa F (2000). "Geographic Distribution. Liolaemus fitzgeraldi ". Herpetological Review 31: 185.
  • Avila LJ, Soto E (1997). "Geographic Distribution. Liolaemus fitzgeraldi (Lagartija de Aconcagua)". Herpetological Review 28 (2): 96.
  • Boulenger GA (1899). "Reptiles". pp. 355–356. In: FitzGerald EA (1899). The Highest Andes: A Record of the First Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina, and the Exploration of the Surrounding Valleys. London: Methuen & Co. xvi + 390 pp. (Liolaemus fitzgeraldi, new species, p. 55).
  • Pincheira-Donoso D, Núñez H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) taxonomía, sistemática y evolución ". Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile (59): 1–486. (Liolaemus fitzgeraldi, pp. 182–186, Figure 28). (in Spanish, with an abstact in English).



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