Liolaemus kuhlmanni

Liolaemus kuhlmanni
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Iguania
Family:	Iguanidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. kuhlmanni
Binomial name
Liolaemus kuhlmanni L. Müller & Hellmich, 1933
Synonyms
Liolaemus nigromaculatus kuhlmanni L. Müller & Hellmich, 1933 Liolaemus kuhlmanni — Ortiz, 1981[1]

Liolaemus kuhlmanni (Kuhlman's tree iguana or the smooth-throated lizard) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Chile, with occurrence noted in the Chilean matorral.

Etymology

The specific name, kuhlmanni, is in honor of Dr. O. Kuhlmann who collected the holotype.^[2]

References

1. "Liolaemus kuhlmanni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus kuhlmanni, p. 147).

Further reading

• Müller L, Hellmich W. 1933. "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. VII. Der Rassenkreis der Liolaemus nigromaculatus". Zoologischer Anzeiger 103: 128-142. (Liolaemus nigromaculatus kuhlmanni, new subspecies). (in German).
• Ortiz JC. 1981. "Estudio multivariado de las especies de Liolaemus del grupo nigromaculatus (Squamata – Iguanidae) ". Anales del Museo de Historia Natural, Valparaiso 14: 247-265. (Liolaemus kuhlmanni, new combination). (in Spanish).

External links

• Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Liolaemus kuhlmanni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
• The Reptile Database: Liolaemus kuhlmanni
• Nature's Window: Liolaemus kuhlmanni