''Liolaemus fitzgeraldi'', also known
commonly as Fitzgerald's tree iguana and ''la lagartija de Aconcagua'' (in Spanish), 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 southwestern
South America.
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 ...
, ''fitzgeraldi'', is in honor of mountaineer
Edward Arthur FitzGerald
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...
.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus fitzgeraldi'', p. 90).]
Geographic range
''L. fitzgeraldi'' is found in the
Andes in
Argentina (
Mendoza Province,
San Juan Province) and
Chile (
Coquimbo Region,
Valparaíso Region.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of ''L. fitzgeraldi'' are shrubland
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and grassland, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
''L. fitzgeraldi'' is ovoviviparous.[
]
References
Further reading
* Acosta JC, Ortiz G, Murúa F (2000). "Geographic Distribution. ''Liolaemus fitzgeraldi'' ". ''Herpetological Review'' 31: 185.
* Avila LJ, Soto E (1997). "Geographic Distribution. ''Liolaemus fitzgeraldi'' (''Lagartija de Aconcagua'')". ''Herpetological Review'' 28 (2): 96.
* Boulenger GA (1899). "Reptiles". pp. 355–356. ''In'': FitzGerald EA (1899). ''The Highest Andes: A Record of the First Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina, and the Exploration of the Surrounding Valleys''. London: Methuen & Co. xvi + 390 pp. (''Liolaemus fitzgeraldi'', new species, p. 55).
* 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 fitzgeraldi'', pp. 182–186, Figure 28). (in Spanish, with an abstact in English).
fitzgeraldi
Reptiles described in 1899
Reptiles of Chile
Reptiles of Argentina
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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