Diplolaemus leopardinus

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Diplolaemus leopardinus

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Diplolaemus
Species:
D. leopardinus
Binomial name
Diplolaemus leopardinus
(F. Werner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Liosaurus leopardinus
    F. Werner, 1898
  • Diplolaemus leopardinus
    — Donoso-Barros, 1965
  • Diplolaemus leopardinus
    — J. Peters & Donoso-Barros, 1970[2]

Diplolaemus leopardinus, commonly known as the leopard iguana or the leopard grumbler, is a species of lizard native to the southern tip of South America.

Geographic range[]

It is found in the Patagonian Desert and in the Araucanía Region of Argentina and Chile.

Description[]

The leopard iguana has a broad, triangular head and strong jaws. It is a medium-brown colour with bands of darker brown blotches. Its snout-to vent length (SVL) is 5 to 9 cm (2.0 to 3.5 in).

Diet[]

Its diet mostly consists of insects and other small invertebrates.

Habitat[]

It is found in the Lonquimay Valley, in the Araucanía Region of Chile, at elevations between 1,000 and 2,000 m (3,281 and 6,562 ft).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Abdala, S.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2016). "Diplolaemus leopardinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203138A2761094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T203138A2761094.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ The Reptile-Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Chester, Sharon (2010). A Wildlife Guide to Chile: Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago. Princeton University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9781400831500.

Further reading[]

  • Werner F. 1898. "Die Reptilien und Batrachier der Sammlung Plate". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplement - Band IV. Fauna Chiliensis, Erster Band. (Jena, Germany: Gustav Fischer). pp. 244–278 + Plates 13 & 14. ("Liosaurus leopardinus n. sp.", pp. 248–249 + Plate 13, Figures 1 & 1b).
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