''Liolaemus buergeri'', also known
commonly as Buerger's tree iguana, is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Liolaemidae.
The species is native to
Argentina and
Chile.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''buergeri'', is in honor of German explorer
Otto Bürger (born 1865), who collected natural history specimens in
South America.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus buergeri'', p. 42).]
Geographic range
In Argentina ''L. buergeri'' is found in
Mendoza Province and
Neuquén Province
Neuquén () is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west. It also meets La Pampa Province a ...
. In Chile it is found in
Curicó Province
Curicó Province ( es, Provincia de Curicó) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Arg ...
and
Talca Province.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''L. buergeri'' is shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
with rocky areas, at altitudes of .
Diet
''L. buergeri'' is omnivorous.
Reproduction
''L. buergeri'' is viviparous.[
]
References
Further reading
* Medina CD, Avila LJ, Morando M (2013). "''Hacia una Taxonomía Integral: poniendo a prueba especies candidatas relacionadas a ''Liolaemus buergeri'' Werner 1907 (Iguania: Liolaemini) mediante análisis morfológicos'' ". ''Cuadernos de Herpetología'' 27 (1): 27–34. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
* Müller L, Hellmich W (1935). "''Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. IX. Über ''Liolaemus buergeri'' Werner'' ". ''Zoologische Anzeiger'' 109 (5/6): 121–128. (in German).
*Werner F Werner may refer to:
People
* Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name
Fictional characters
* Werner (comics), a German comic book character
* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Ra ...
(1907). "''Sobre algunos lagartos nuevos clasificados i descritos'' ". ''In'': Bürger O (1907). "''Estudios sobre reptiles chilenos'' ". ''Anales de la Universidad de Chile'' 121: 149–155. (''Liolaemus buergeri'', new species, p. 152). (in Spanish).
buergeri
Reptiles described in 1907
Reptiles of Chile
Taxa named by Franz Werner
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