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Liolaemus hellmichi

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Liolaemus hellmichi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. hellmichi
Binomial name
Liolaemus hellmichi

Liolaemus hellmichi, commonly known as Hellmich's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. This species is endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion within the nation of Chile.[2][3]

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, hellmichi, is in honor of German herpetologist Walter Hellmich.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mella, J.; Espejo, P.; Marambio, Y.; Nunez, H. (2016). "Liolaemus hellmichi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12000A69940792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12000A69940792.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hogan, C. Michael, and World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.
  3. ^ Lobo, Fernando (2001). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Lizards of the Liolaemus chiliensis Group (Iguania: Tropiduridae). Herpetological Journal 11 (4): 137-150.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus hellmichi, p. 120).

Further reading[edit]

  • Donoso Barros R (1975). "Nuevos reptiles y anfibios de Chile ". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 48: 217–229. (Liolaemus hellmichi, new species, pp. 224–225). (in Spanish).


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