Liolaemus tenuis
| Liolaemus tenuis | |
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| Male Liolaemus tenuis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus tenuis Duméril & Bibrion, 1837 | |
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Liolaemus tenuis, known as the jewel lizard, is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. Other names are slender lizard and thin lizard. It is endemic to Chile.
It is a relatively small species, with a 5.5 cm snout-to-vent length. Of diurnal habits, it feeds mainly of insects.[1] It is sometimes kept as a pet.
Male and female
References
- Profesorenlinea.cl: Lagartija tenue
- Silvestreschile: Liolaemus tenuis
- Podarcis: How to keep lizards
- Jewel Lizards info
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liolaemus tenuis. |
- Liolaemus tenuis at The Reptile Database
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