Liolaemus darwinii

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Liolaemus darwinii

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. darwinii
Binomial name
Liolaemus darwinii
(Bell, 1843)
Liolaemus darwinii distribution.svg
Range map
Synonyms
  • Proctotretus darwinii Bell, 1843
  • Liolaemus darwinii
    — Gray, 1845
  • Eulaemus darwinii
    — Girard, 1857
  • Liolaemus darwinii
    — Boulenger, 1885[2]

Liolaemus darwinii, Darwin's tree iguana, is a species of iguanid lizard endemic to Argentina.

Etymology[]

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of Charles Darwin, English naturalist and author of On the Origin of Species.[3]

Description[]

The males are brown with two yellow dorsal stripes that run along the spine, one on each side of the back. The females are solely brown.

Diet[]

L. darwinii eats various insects 5 cm (2.0 in) or less in length, including beetles and locusts.

Behavior[]

They are diurnal. During nights and cold days, they bury underground. They are solitary animals and territorial. Males and females compete for territory.

Reproduction[]

Mating season is in mid-February, and the nesting time is 8 months later. The newborns are 5 cm (2.0 in) long, and the litter size is typically between 10 and 12.

References[]

  1. ^ Pelegrin, N.; Avila, L. & Kacoliris, F. (2016). "Liolaemus darwinii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T56052691A56052804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56052691A56052804.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Liolaemus darwinii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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. (Liolaemus darwinii, p. 65).

Further reading[]

  • Bell T. 1843. The Zoology of H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., During the Years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder and Company. (Stewart and Murray, printers). vi + 51 pp. + Plates 1-20. (Proctotretus darwinii, new species, pp. 14–15 + Plate 7, Figures 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 2a).
  • 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. ("Liolæmus darwinii ", p. 155).
  • Donoso-Barros, Roberto. (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad de Chile. 458 pp.

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