Liolaemus nigromaculatus

Liolaemus nigromaculatus is a species of tree iguana endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion[2] within Chile. The species was first described in 1834, by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann and was later rediscribed in 2013 by Chilean biologists.[3][4]

Liolaemus nigromaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. nigromaculatus
Binomial name
Liolaemus nigromaculatus
Wiegmann, 1834

References

  1. R. Espinoza (2010). "Liolaemus nigromaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean Matorral. Ed. Mark McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
  3. "A Beautiful Species of Tree Iguana Redescribed 179 Years After Its Discovery". sciencedaily.com. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  4. Troncoso-Palacios, Jaime; F. Garin; Carlos (2013). "On the identity of Liolaemus nigromaculatus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania, Liolaemidae) and correction of its type locality". ZooKeys. 294: 37–56. doi:10.3897/zookeys.294.4399. PMC 3677321.


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