Liolaemus gravenhorstii
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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. gravenhorstii
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| Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray, 1845)
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Liolaemus gravenhorstii, commonly known as Gravenhorst's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to South America.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.[3]
Geographic range
L. gravenhorstii is found in western Argentina (in the provinces of Mendoza and San Juan) and in central Chile.[2]
References
- ^ a b Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Ortiz, J.C.; Espejo, P.; Valladares, P. (2019). "Liolaemus gravenhorstii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T40794A61317803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T40794A61317803.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Liolaemus gravenhorstii ". 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 gravenhorstii, p. 106).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Liolæmus gravenhorstii, new combination, pp. 142-143 + Plate X, figures 1, 1a).
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Leiodera gravenhorstii, new species, p. 211).
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