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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiosauridae |
| Genus: | Diplolaemus |
| Species: | D. leopardinus
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| Diplolaemus leopardinus (F. Werner, 1898)
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Geographic range
editIt is found in the Patagonian Desert and in the Araucanía Region of Argentina and Chile.
Description
editThe 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
editIts diet mostly consists of insects and other small invertebrates.
Habitat
editIt 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ The Reptile-Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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
edit- 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).