Liolaemus schroederi
Liolaemus schroederi (Schroeder's tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Chile, with endemic occurrence noted in the Chilean matorral.
| Liolaemus schroederi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. schroederi |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus schroederi | |
Etymology
The specific name, schroederi, is in honor of American ichthyologist William Charles Schroeder.[2]
References
- Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Nunez, H.; Nunez, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P. & Vidal, M. (2016). "Liolaemus schroederi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T56152029A56152073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56152029A56152073.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- 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 schroederi, p. 238).
Sources
- Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Müller, L. (1938). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. XI. Über zwei neue Liolaemus-formen aus der chilenischen Kordillere (Sammlung Schröder) ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 122: 225–237. (Liolaemus schroederi, new species). (in German).
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