Liolaemus darwinii

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite journal |author=Pelegrin, N. |author-link=species:Nicolás Pelegrin |author2=Avila, L. |author2-link=species:Luciano Javier Ávila |author3=Kacoliris, F. |author3-link=species:Federico Pablo Kacoliris |name-list-style=amp |title=Liolaemus darwinii |journal=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |volume=2016 |page=e.T56052691A56052804 |publisher=IUCN |date=2016 |url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/56052691/0 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56052691A56052804.en |access-date=9 December 2017|doi-access=free }}

| genus = Liolaemus

| species = darwinii

| authority = (Bell, 1843)

| range_map=Liolaemus_darwinii_distribution.svg

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| synonyms = *Proctotretus darwinii
{{small|Bell, 1843}}

Liolaemus darwinii
{{small|— Gray, 1845}}
Eulaemus darwinii
{{small|— Girard, 1857}}
Liolaemus darwinii
{{small|— Boulenger, 1885}}

| synonyms_ref = {{EMBL species|genus=Liolaemus|species=darwinii}} www.reptile-database.org.

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Liolaemus darwinii, also known commonly as Darwin's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin, the author of On the Origin of Species.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Liolaemus darwinii, p. 65).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. darwinii is shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|3,000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Description

The males of L. darwinii are brown with two yellow dorsal stripes that run along the spine, one on each side of the back.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} The females are solely brown.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Diet

L. darwinii eats various insects {{Convert|5|cm|in|abbr=on}} or less in length, including beetles and locusts.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Behavior

L. darwinii is diurnal.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} During nights and cold days, it burrows underground.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} It is a solitary and territorial.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} Males and females compete for territory.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Reproduction

L. darwinii is oviparous. The mating season is in mid-February, and the nesting time is eight months later.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} The hatchlings are {{Convert|5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, and clutch size is typically between 10 and 12.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}