Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
| Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. lorenzmuelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri Hellmich, 1950 | |
Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri, commonly known as Lorenz's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Chile.
Etymology
The specific name, lorenzmuelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Lorenz Müller.[2]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1996. Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 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
- 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 lorenzmuelleri, new species, pp. 144-146 + Plate 12, Figures 26-27). (in German).
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