Liolaemus fitzingerii, also known commonly as Fitzinger's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to extreme southern 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. fitzingerii
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| Liolaemus fitzingerii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, fitzingerii, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.[3]
Geographic range edit
L. fitzingerii is found in Argentina (Chubut Province, Santa Cruz Province) and Chile (Aysén Region).[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of L. fitzingerii are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).[1]
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Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Espinoza, R.E.; Cruz, F.; Avila, L.; Vidal, M.; Tala, C.; Ortiz, J.C.; Nunez, H.; Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P.; Mella, J. (2016). "Liolaemus fitzingerii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178518A61323580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178518A61323580.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus fitzingerii 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 fitzingerii, p. 91).
Further reading edit
- 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. (Liolaemus fitzingeri, pp. 150–151).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 4]. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 571 pp. + errata et emendanda. (Proctotretus fitzingerii, new species, pp. 286–288). (in French).
- Grummer JA, Morando MM, Avila LJ, Sites JW Jr, Leaché AD (2018). "Phylogenomic evidence for a recent and rapid radiation of lizards in the Patagonian Liolaemus fitzingerii species group". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125: 243–254.
- Minoli I, Morando M, Avila LJ (2014). "Integrative taxonomy in the Liolaemus fitzingerii complex (Squamata: Liolaemini) based on morphological analyses and niche modeling". Zootaxa 3856 (4): 501–528.
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