Liolaemus platei explained

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.

Geographic range and habitat

This taxon, L. platei, is endemic to the Chilean Matorral ecoregion,^[1] ranging from Antofagasta Region in the north through the Atacama Region to the Coquimbo Region in the south.

Taxonomy

L. platei was described as a species new to science in the year 1898 by Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.^[2] Liolaemus curicensis was formerly considered a subspecies of L. platei.

Etymology

The specific name, platei, is in honor of German zoologist Ludwig Hermann Plate.^[3]

Conservation status

L. platei is classified by the IUCN as Least Concern.

Reproduction

L. platei is oviparous.

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. . (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).

Notes and References

1. Hogan & World Wildlife Fund 2013.
2. [Franz Werner|Werner]
3. Beolens et al. 2011.