Liolaemus schroederi

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Liolaemus schroederi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. schroederi
Binomial name
Liolaemus schroederi

Liolaemus schroederi (Schroeder's tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Chile, where it is found in the Chilean matorral.

Etymology

The specific name, schroederi, is in honor of American ichthyologist William Charles Schroeder.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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. 2016. IUCN: e.T56152029A56152073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56152029A56152073.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ 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).

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