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]
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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
- R. Espinoza (2010). "Liolaemus nigromaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean Matorral. Ed. Mark McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- "A Beautiful Species of Tree Iguana Redescribed 179 Years After Its Discovery". sciencedaily.com. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- 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.
External links
- Liolaemus nigromaculatus at the Animal Diversity Web
Media related to Liolaemus nigromaculatus at Wikimedia Commons
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