Biology:Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri
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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. lorenzmuelleri
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| Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri Hellmich, 1950
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Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri, commonly known as Lorenz's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.
Etymology
The specific name, lorenzmuelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Lorenz Müller.[2]
Geographic range
L. lorenzmuelleri is found in Coquimbo Region, Chile.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. lorenzmuelleri is grassland, at altitudes of 3,200–3,500 m (10,500–11,500 ft).[3]
Reproduction
L. lorenzmuelleri is oviparous.[3][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Species Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri at 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 lorenzmuelleri, pp. 160, 184).
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Further reading
- Chávez Villavicencio, César Lautaro (2022). "Modelo de distribución y estado de conservación de la lagartija de Lorenz Muller Liolaemus lorenzmuelleri (Helmich, 1950) en relación a las concesiones mineras de Chile". Caldasia 44 (3): 603-611. (in Spanish).
- Hellmich W (1950). "Die Eidechsen der Ausbeute Schröder (Gattung Liolaemus, Iguan.) (Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. XIII.) ". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München 1: 129–194. (Liolaemus lorenzmülleri, new species, pp. 144–146 + Plate 12, Figures 26–27). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q3727337 entry
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