Liolaemus schroederi explained

Liolaemus schroederi (Schroeder's tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Chile, where it is found in the Chilean matorral.

Etymology

The specific name, schroederi, is in honor of American ichthyologist William Charles Schroeder.^[1]

Sources

• Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
• Müller, L. (1938). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. XI. Über zwei neue Liolaemus-formen aus der chilenischen Kordillere (Sammlung Schröder) ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 122: 225–237. (Liolaemus schroederi, new species). (in German).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus schroederi, p. 238).