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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. fitzgeraldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus fitzgeraldi Boulenger, 1899
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Etymology edit
The specific name, fitzgeraldi, is in honor of mountaineer Edward Arthur FitzGerald.[3]
Geographic range edit
L. fitzgeraldi is found in the Andes in Argentina (Mendoza Province, San Juan Province) and Chile (Coquimbo Region, Valparaíso Region.[1][2]
Habitat edit
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 edit
L. fitzgeraldi is ovoviviparous.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c Liolaemus fitzgeraldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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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