Liolaemus platei

Liolaemus platei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae or Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species: L. platei
Binomial name
Liolaemus platei
F. Werner, 1898

Liolaemus platei is a species of tree iguana, known by the common name braided tree iguana.

Geographic range and habitat

This taxon, L. platei, is endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion.[1]

Taxonomy

L. platei was originally described as a species new to science in the year 1898 by Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, platei, is in honor of German zoologist Ludwig Hermann Plate.[3]

Conservation status

L. platei is classified by the IUCN as Least Concern.[4]

References

  1. Hogan & World Wildlife Fund 2013.
  2. Werner 1898.
  3. Beolens et al. 2011.
  4. Espinoza, R. (2010). Liolaemus platei. IUCN Red List

Further reading


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