Liolaemus magellanicus

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| image = Foto Liolaemus magellanicus (5).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Avila L, Vidal M, Sallabery N, Nunez J, Garin C, Avilés R, Victoriano P |date=2016 |title=Liolaemus magellanicus |volume=2016|page=e.T56064503A56064586| url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56064503/56064586|access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Liolaemus

| species = magellanicus

| authority = (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)

| synonyms = *Proctotretus magellanicus
{{small|Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853}}

  • Liolaemus proximus
    {{small|F. Werner, 1904}}
  • Saccodeira arenaria
    {{small|F. Werner, 1910}}

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Liolaemus magellanicus, also known commonly as Magellan's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to southern South America. It is notable for being the southernmost lizard species in the world.{{Cite journal |last=Jaksic |first=Fabian M. |author-link=species:Fabian Jaksic |year=2022 |title=Historical account and current ecological knowledge of the southernmost lizard in the world, Liolaemus magellanicus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) |journal=Revista Chilena de Historia Natural |volume=95 |issue=7 |doi=10.1186/s40693-022-00112-y |doi-access=free}}

Etymology

The specific name, magellanicus, refers to the Straits of Magellan.{{EponymDictionaryReptiles}}{{rp|166}}

Geographic range

Liolaemus magellanicus is found in Patagonia and Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego in Chile and Argentina.{{NRDB species|genus=Liolaemus |species=magellanicus|accessdate=23 August 2021}}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Liolaemus magellanicus is areas of low vegetation such as grassland and shrubland, at elevations from sea level to {{cvt|1,100|m|ft}}.

Description

Liolaemus magellanicus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{cvt|6.2|cm|in}}, with a tail length about equal to the SVL.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 magellanicus, new combination, pp. 148–149).{{rp|148–149}}

Gallery

File:Liolaemus magellanicus 225026826.jpg

File:Magellanic tree iguana, Magallanes, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile imported from iNaturalist photo 252869019.jpg

Diet

Liolaemus magellanicus preys predominately upon insects, but also eats plant material.

Reproduction

Liolaemus magellanicus is viviparous.

References