Liolaemus gravenhorstii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Liolaemidae |
Genus: | Liolaemus |
Species: | L. gravenhorstii
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Binomial name | |
Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray, 1845)
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Liolaemus gravenhorstii, commonly known as Gravenhorst's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.[1]
The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.[3]
As of 2023, L. gravenhorstii is found in central Chile and differs from the two populations reported by Cei and Videla (2001) for Argentina,[4][5] which may belong to another species.[1] In Chile, L. gravenhorstii has confirmed distribution records for the Región Metropolitana and potential records for the O’Higgins and Valparaíso regions.[5][6]