Darwin's iguana
Darwin's iguana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Leiosauridae |
Genus: | Diplolaemus |
Species: | D. darwinii
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Binomial name | |
Diplolaemus darwinii Bell, 1843
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Red = D. darwinii Yellow = D. leopardinus Green = D. sextinctus Blue = D. bibronii |
Diplolaemus darwinii, commonly known as Darwin's iguana, is a species of lizards native to the southern tip of South America.
Etymology[]
Both the specific name, darwinii, and the common name, Darwin's iguana, are in honor of Charles Darwin, English naturalist and author of On the Origin of Species.[2]
Geographic range[]
It is found in the Patagonian Desert in southern Argentina and Chile.
Description[]
Darwin's iguana has a broad, triangular head and strong jaws.[3]
Diet[]
Its diet mostly consists of insects and other small invertebrates.[3]
Habitat[]
It is found on the Patagonian steppes from sea level up to elevations of 700 m (2,297 ft).[3]
Conservation status[]
The IUCN has listed Darwin's iguana as being of "Least Concern" because of its wide range and the lack of any identified threats to the species.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Abdala, S.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J.; Vidal, M.; Tala, C.; Ortiz, J.C.; Nunez, H.; Garin, C.; Avilés, R.; Mella, J.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P. (2017). "Diplolaemus darwinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178226A61321896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178226A61321896.en. Retrieved 13 November 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. (Diplolaemus darwinii, p. 65).
- ^ a b c Chester, Sharon (2010). A Wildlife Guide to Chile: Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago. Princeton University Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 9781400831500.
Further reading[]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Diplolaemus
- Lizards of South America
- Reptiles of Argentina
- Reptiles of Chile
- Fauna of Patagonia
- Reptiles described in 1843
- Taxa named by Thomas Bell (zoologist)