Biology:Liolaemus lutzae
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Liolaemus lutzae | |
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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. lutzae
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938
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Liolaemus lutzae, called commonly Lutz's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Brazil .[2]
Etymology
The specific name, lutzae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz.[3]
Geographic range
L. lutzae is found in the Brazilian states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro.[4]
Habitat
The natural habitat of L. lutzae is sandy shores.[2]
Reproduction
Conservation status
L. lutzae is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Silveira, A.L., da Rocha, C., Nogueira, C. de C., Werneck, F., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Ribeiro Júnior, M.A., Kiefer, M., de Freitas, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S.T., Valadão, R., Cardoso Vieira, R., Perez Maciel, R., Gomes Faria, R., Recoder, R., D'Ávila, R., Torquato da Silva, S., de Barcelos Ribeiro, S. & Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2021). "Liolaemus lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T12006A137950625. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12006/137950625. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rocha, C.F.D. (2000). "Liolaemus lutzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T12006A3320568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T12006A3320568.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12006/3320568. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 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 lutzae, p. 163).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Species Liolaemus lutzae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Mertens R (1938). "Bemerkungen über die brasilianischen Arten der Gattung Liolaemus". Zoologischer Anzeiger 123: 220–222. (Liolaemus lutzae, new species, p. 221). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q3727515 entry
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