Liolaemus platei
Liolaemus platei, known by the common name braided tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.
| Liolaemus platei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. platei |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus platei F. Werner, 1898 | |
Geographic range and habitat
This taxon, L. platei, is endemic to the Chilean Matorral ecoregion,[1] in Atacama Region (Copiapó Province), Coquimbo Region, and Maule Region (Curicó Province).[2]
Taxonomy
L. platei was originally described as a species new to science in the year 1898 by Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, platei, is in honor of German zoologist Ludwig Hermann Plate.[4]
Conservation status
L. platei is classified by the IUCN as Least Concern.[5]
References
- Hogan & World Wildlife Fund 2013.
- Species Liolaemus platei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- Werner 1898.
- Beolens et al. 2011.
- Espinoza R (2010). Liolaemus platei. IUCN Red List . Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean Matorral. Ed. Mark McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.
Further reading
- 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 platei, p. 208).
- Núñez H, Veloso A (2001). "Distribución geográfica de las especies de lagartos de la región de Antofagasta, Chile ". Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 50: 109–120. (in Spanish).
- Werner, Franz (1898). "Die Reptilien und Batrachier der Sammlung Plate ". Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Oekol. Geogr. Tiere (suppl. 4): 244–278. (Liolaemus platei, new species). (in German).
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