''Liolaemus nigriceps'' (black-headed lizard or black 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
Iguanidae. It is endemic to the
Atacama in
Chile, and grows to roughly 2.5 inches (6.25 cm) long.
References
* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996.
nigriceps
Lizards of South America
Endemic fauna of Chile
Reptiles of Chile
Reptiles described in 1860
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