Diplolaemus leopardinus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiosauridae |
| Genus: | Diplolaemus |
| Species: | D. leopardinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplolaemus leopardinus (F. Werner, 1898)
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Diplolaemus leopardinus, commonly known as the leopard iguana or the leopard grumbler, is a species of lizard native to the southern tip of South America.
Geographic range[edit]
It is found in the Patagonian Desert and in the Araucanía Region of Argentina and Chile.
Description[edit]
The leopard iguana has a broad, triangular head and strong jaws. It is a medium-brown colour with bands of darker brown blotches. Its snout-to vent length (SVL) is 5 to 9 cm (2.0 to 3.5 in).
Diet[edit]
Its diet mostly consists of insects and other small invertebrates.
Habitat[edit]
It is found in the Lonquimay Valley, in the Araucanía Region of Chile, at elevations between 1,000 and 2,000 m (3,281 and 6,562 ft).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Abdala, S.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2016). "Diplolaemus leopardinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203138A2761094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T203138A2761094.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ The Reptile-Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Chester, Sharon (2010). A Wildlife Guide to Chile: Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago. Princeton University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9781400831500.
Further reading[edit]
- Werner F. 1898. "Die Reptilien und Batrachier der Sammlung Plate". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplement - Band IV. Fauna Chiliensis, Erster Band. (Jena, Germany: Gustav Fischer). pp. 244–278 + Plates 13 & 14. ("Liosaurus leopardinus n. sp.", pp. 248–249 + Plate 13, Figures 1 & 1b).