Liolaemus fitzingerii explained

Liolaemus fitzingerii, also known commonly as Fitzinger's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to extreme southern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, fitzingerii, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.^[1]

Geographic range

L. fitzingerii is found in Argentina (Chubut Province, Santa Cruz Province) and Chile (Aysén Region).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. fitzingerii are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes from sea level to .

Diet

L. fitzingerii preys predominately on insects.

Reproduction

L. fitzingerii is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II., Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Liolaemus fitzingeri, pp. 150–151).
• Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome quatrième [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 4]. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 571 pp. + errata et emendanda. (Proctotretus fitzingerii, new species, pp. 286–288). (in French).
• Grummer JA, Morando MM, Avila LJ, Sites JW Jr, Leaché AD (2018). "Phylogenomic evidence for a recent and rapid radiation of lizards in the Patagonian Liolaemus fitzingerii species group". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125: 243–254.
• Minoli I, Morando M, Avila LJ (2014). "Integrative taxonomy in the Liolaemus fitzingerii complex (Squamata: Liolaemini) based on morphological analyses and niche modeling". Zootaxa 3856 (4): 501–528.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]