Liolaemus gravenhorstii

Liolaemus gravenhorstii, commonly known as Gravenhorst's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.^[1]

Liolaemus gravenhorstii
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. gravenhorstii
Binomial name
Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
Leiodera gravenhorstii Gray, 1845 Proctotretus stantoni Girard, 1855 Ptychodeira stantoni — Girard, 1858 Liolaemus gravenhorstii — Boulenger, 1885 Liolaemus stantoni — Boulenger, 1885 Liolaemus gravenhorstii — Donoso-Barros, 1996

Etymology

The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.^[3]

Geographic range

As of 2023, L. gravenhorstii is found in central Chile and differs from the two populations reported by Cei and Videla (2001) for Argentina,^[4][5] which may belong to another species.^[1] In Chile, L. gravenhorstii has confirmed distribution records for the Región Metropolitana and potential records for the O'Higgins and Valparaíso regions.^[5][6]