Liolaemus nigromaculatus
| Liolaemus nigromaculatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. nigromaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus nigromaculatus Wiegmann, 1834 | |
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]
References
- ↑ R. Espinoza (2010). "Liolaemus nigromaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Liolaemus nigromaculatus at the Animal Diversity Web
Media related to Liolaemus nigromaculatus at Wikimedia Commons
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