''Liolaemus cranwelli'', also known
commonly as Cranwell'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 Bolivia.
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 ...
, ''cranwelli'', is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist
Jorge A. Cranwell.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus cranwelli'', p. 61).]
Distribution and habitat
''L. cranwelli'' is
endemic to
Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.
[ The preferred natural habitat of ''L. cranwelli'' is savanna, at altitudes of .]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''L. cranwelli'' is unknown.[
]
References
Further reading
* Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "''Los saurios y anfisbénidos de Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): lista patrón, localides y bibliografía'' ". ''Graellsia'' 55: 199–215. (in Spanish).
* Donoso-Barros R (1973). "''Un nuevo saurio de Bolivia (Lacertilia, Iguanidae)''". ''Neotropica'' 19: 132–134. (''Pelusaurus cranwelli'', new species). (in Spanish).
* Laurent RF (1984). "On Some Iguanid Genera Related to or Previously Confused with ''Liolaemus'' Wiegmann". ''Journal of Herpetology'' 18 (4): 357–373. (''Liolaemus cranwelli'', new combination).
cranwelli
Reptiles described in 1973
Reptiles of Bolivia
Taxa named by Roberto Donoso-Barros
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