Liolaemus kingii

Species of lizard

Liolaemus kingii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. kingii
Binomial name
Liolaemus kingii
(Bell, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Proctotretus kingii
    Bell, 1843
  • Rhytidodeira kingii
    — Girard, 1858
  • Liolaemus kingii
    — Boulenger, 1885

Liolaemus kingii, also known commonly as King's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to Argentina and Chile.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, kingii, is in honor of Australian marine surveyor Philip Parker King.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. kingii are shrubland, sandbanks, and coastal hills, at altitudes from sea level to 1,340 m (4,400 ft).[1]

Diet

L. kingii has a mostly insectivorous diet, but also eats plant material.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. kingii has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous,[2] both terms meaning that it gives birth to live young.

Taxonomy

L. kingii is one of 13 species in the L. kingii species group.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus kingii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56064105A56064133. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Liolaemus kingii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ 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 kingii, p. 141).

Further reading

  • Bell T (1843).The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle Under Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Edited and Superintended by Charles Darwin ... Naturalist to the Expedition. Part 5., Reptiles. London: Smith, Elder and Company. vi + 51 pp. + Plates 1–20. (Proctotretus kingii, new species, pp. 13–14 + Plate 6, figures 1, 2, a, b).
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Liolæmus kingii, pp. 149–150).
  • Roberto Donoso-Barros (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 + cxlvi pp., 32 color plates, 175 black-and-white plates, text figures, maps. (Liolaemus kingi, p. 273). (in Spanish).
  • Sánchez KI, Avila LJ, Sites JW Jr, Morando M (2021). "An integrative approach to address species limits in the southernmost members of the Liolaemus kingii group (Squamata: Liolaemini)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 157: 107046.


Taxon identifiers
Liolaemus kingii


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