Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri, commonly known as Lorenz's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Chile.
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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. lorenzmuelleri
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| Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri Hellmich, 1950
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Etymology edit
The specific name, lorenzmuelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Lorenz Müller.[3]
Geographic range edit
L. lorenzmuelleri is found in Coquimbo Region, Chile.[2]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ Lobos, G.; Marambio, Y.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M. (2016). "Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12005A69940985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12005A69940985.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 lorenzmuelleri, pp. 160, 184).
Further reading edit
- Hellmich W (1950). "Die Eidechsen der Ausbeute Schröder (Gattung Liolaemus, Iguan.) (Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. XIII.) ". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München 1: 129–194. (Liolaemus lorenzmülleri, new species, pp. 144–146 + Plate 12, Figures 26–27). (in German).