Liolaemus stolzmanni

Liolaemus stolzmanni, commonly known as Stolzmann's Pacific iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.

Liolaemus stolzmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. stolzmanni
Binomial name
Liolaemus stolzmanni
(Steindachner, 1891)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ctenoblepharis stolzmanni Steindachner, 1891
  • Phrynosaura reichei F. Werner, 1907
  • Ceiolaemus reichei Laurent, 1984
  • Phrynosaura stolzmanni Carrillo de Espinoza & Icochea, 1995
  • Liolaemus stolzmanni Núñez & Veloso, 2001

Etymology

The specific name, stolzmanni, is in honor of Polish zoologist Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.[3]

Distribution

Liolaemus stolzmanni is endemic to Chile,[2] with occurrence noted in the Chilean matorral.[4] Reports from Peru instead represent either Liolaemus pachecoi, Liolaemus poconchilensis, or an undescribed species.[2]

Reproduction

Liolaemus stolzmanni is viviparous.[2]

References
  1. Ruiz de Gamboa, M. & Valladares, P. (2017). "Stolzmann's Pacific Iguana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T98580281A69942142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T98580281A69942142.en. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. Liolaemus stolzmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 February 2017.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus stolzmanni, p. 255).
  4. Hogan, C. Michael; World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. M. McGinley, editor. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.

Further reading
  • Langstroth R (2011). "On the species identities of a complex Liolaemus fauna from the Altiplano and Atacama Desert: insights on Liolaemus stolzmanni, L. reichei, L. jamesi pachecoi, and L. poconchilensis (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Zootaxa 2809: 20–32.
  • Steindachner F (1891). "Über einege neue und seltene Reptilien- und Amphibien- Arten ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Series 1, 100: 291-316 + Plates I-II. (Ctenoblepharis stolzmanni, new species, pp. 297–298). (in German).



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