''Liolaemus stolzmanni'', commonly known as Stolzmann's Pacific iguana, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
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
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Liolaemidae
Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards. They are traditionally included in the Iguanidae as subfamily Liolaeminae, which some more recent authors prefer to delimit in a more restricted way. A common name for this group is liolaemids. Liolae ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name, ''stolzmanni'', is in honor of Polish zoologist
Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus stolzmanni'', p. 255).]
Distribution
''Liolaemus stolzmanni'' is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to Chile,
[ with occurrence noted in the ]Chilean matorral
The Chilean Matorral (NT1201) is a terrestrial ecoregion of central Chile, located on the west coast of South America. It is in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, part of the Neotropical realm.
Matorral is typically charac ...
.
Reproduction
''Liolaemus stolzmanni'' is viviparous
Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the m ...
.[
]
References
Further reading
* Langstroth R (2011). "On the species identities of a complex ''Liolaemus'' fauna from the Altiplano and Atacama Desert: insights on ''Liolaemus stolzmanni, L. reichei, L. jamesi pachecoi'', and ''L. poconchilensis'' (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". ''Zootaxa'' 2809: 20–32.
* Steindachner F (1891). "''Über einege neue und seltene Reptilien- und Amphibien- Arten'' ". ''Sitzungberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe'', Series 1, 100: 291-316 + Plates I-II. (''Ctenoblepharis stolzmanni'', new species, pp. 297–298). (in German).
reichei
Lizards of South America
Endemic fauna of Chile
Reptiles of Chile
Fauna of the Chilean Matorral
Reptiles described in 1891
Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
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