Biology:Liolaemus kriegi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. kriegi
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| Liolaemus kriegi L. Müller & Hellmich, 1939
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Liolaemus kriegi, also known commonly as Krieg's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, kriegi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Krieg (1888–1970).[2]
Geographic range
L. kriegi is found in the Andean highlands of southwestern Argentina, in Neuquén Province and western Río Negro Province.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. kriegi is rocky areas of grassland or shrubland near water, at altitudes of 950–2,000 m (3,120–6,560 ft).[3]
Behavior
L. kriegi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[3]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of L. kriegi has been described as viviparous[3] and as ovoviviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Liolaemus kriegi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus kriegi, p. 146).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Medina CD, Avila LJ, Sites JW, Morando M (2015). "Molecular Phylogeny of the Liolaemus kriegi Complex (Iguania, Liolaemini)". Herpetologica 71 (2): 143–151.
- Müller L, Hellmich W (1939). "Liolaemus-Arten aus dem westlichen Argentinien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 127: 44–47. (Liolaemus kriegi, new species, p. 44). (in German).
- Perez CHF, Frutos N, Kozykariski M, Morando M, Perez DR, Avila LJ (2011). "Lizards of Rio Negro Province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". Check List 7 (3): 202–219.
- Scrocchi GJ, Abdala CS, Nori J, Zaher H (2010). Reptiles de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Viedma, Argentina: Fondo Editorial Rionegrino. 249 pp. (in Spanish).
Wikidata ☰ Q5088567 entry
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