Liolaemus hellmichi, commonly known as Hellmich's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. This species is endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion within the nation of Chile.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. hellmichi
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus hellmichi Donoso-Barros, 1975
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Etymology
editThe specific name, hellmichi, is in honor of German herpetologist Walter Hellmich.[4]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. hellmichi is desert, at altitudes of 1,000–1,400 m (3,300–4,600 ft).[1]
Diet
editL. hellmichi preys upon arthropods.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lobo, Fernando (2001). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Lizards of the Liolaemus chiliensis Group (Iguania: Tropiduridae). Herpetological Journal 11 (4): 137-150.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Species Liolaemus hellmichi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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).
- Pincheira-Donoso D, Núñez H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) taxonomía, sistemática y evolución ". Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile (59): 1–486. (Liolaemus hellmichi, pp. 422–425, Figure 79). (in Spanish).
- Ruiz de Gamboa Astroza M, Ferrú González M (2017). "Hallazgo de una segunda población de Liolaemus hellmichi Donoso-Barros, 1975 (Squamata: Liolaemidae) en el norte de Chile". Cuadernos de Herpetología 31 (2): 129–130. (in Spanish).
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