Liolaemus nigromaculatus

Liolaemus nigromaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Liolaemidae
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

  1. ↑ R. Espinoza (2010). "Liolaemus nigromaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean Matorral. Ed. Mark McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
  3. ↑ "A Beautiful Species of Tree Iguana Redescribed 179 Years After Its Discovery". sciencedaily.com. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  4. ↑ 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.


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