Liolaemus kriegi
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. kriegi |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus kriegi | |
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Liolaemus kriegi, also known commonly as Krieg's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, kriegi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Krieg (1888–1970).[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. kriegi is found in the Andean highlands of southwestern Argentina, in Neuquén Province and western Río Negro Province.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of L. kriegi is rocky areas of grassland or shrubland near water, at altitudes of 950–2,000 m (3,120–6,560 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]L. kriegi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of L. kriegi has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L.; Garin, C. (2016). "Liolaemus kriegi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T56064183A56064190. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus kriegi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus kriegi, p. 146).
Further reading
[edit]- Medina CD, Avila LJ, Sites JW, Morando M (2015). "Molecular Phylogeny of the Liolaemus kriegi Complex (Iguania, Liolaemini)". Herpetologica 71 (2): 143–151.
- Müller L, Hellmich W (1939). "Liolaemus-Arten aus dem westlichen Argentinien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 127: 44–47. (Liolaemus kriegi, new species, p. 44). (in German).
- Perez CHF, Frutos N, Kozykariski M, Morando M, Perez DR, Avila LJ (2011). "Lizards of Rio Negro Province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". Check List 7 (3): 202–219.
- Scrocchi GJ, Abdala CS, Nori J, Zaher H (2010). Reptiles de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Viedma, Argentina: Fondo Editorial Rionegrino. 249 pp. (in Spanish).