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Liolaemus lutzae MERTENS, 1938

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Higher TaxaLiolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Lutz's Tree Iguana
Portuguese: Lagartixa-de-Areia, Lagartinho-Branco-da-Areia, Lagartinho-Branco-da-Praia 
SynonymLiolaemus lutzae MERTENS 1938: 221
Liolaemus lutzae — PETERS et al. 1970: 185
Liolaemus lutzae — ETHERIDGE 2000: 297
Liolaemus (Eulaemus) lutzae — SCHULTE et al. 2000 
DistributionBrazil (Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara)

Type locality: Recreiro dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro (Stadt)  
ReproductionOviparous 
TypesHolotype: SMF 25030 
Diagnosis 
CommentBelongs to the wiegmanni group of Liolaemus.

Conservation status: critically endangered 
EtymologyNamed after Bertha Maria Julia Lutz (1894-1976), a zoologist and pioneering feminist who founded the Brazilian Federation for Feminine Progress (1922). 
References
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  • Avila, L.J.; Morando, M.; Perez, D.R. & Sites, J.W. 2009. A new species of Liolaemus from Añelo sand dunes, northern Patagonia, Neuquén, Argentina, and molecular phylogenetic relationships of the Liolaemus wiegmannii species group (Squamata, Iguania, Liolaemini). Zootaxa 2234: 39–55 - get paper here
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Carvalho Ribas, S. et al. 2004. Structure of claws and toes of two tropidurid lizard species of Restinga from Southeastern Brazil: adaptations to the vertical use of the habitat. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 77: 599-606 - get paper here
  • Etheridge, R. 2000. A review of lizards of the Liolaemus wiegmannii group (Squamata, Iguania, Tropiduridae), and a history of morphological change in the sand-dwelling species. Herpetological Monographs 14: 293-352 - get paper here
  • Gonzalez R. C. et al. 2020. Lista dos Nomes Populares dos Répteis no Brasil – Primeira Versão. Herpetologia Brasileira 9 (2): 121 – 214 - get paper here
  • Kennedy, J.P. 1977. Bertha Lutz, 1894-1976 Copeia 1977 (1): 208-209. - get paper here
  • Maia-Carneiro, T. & C. F. D. Rocha Maia-Carneiro, T. & C. F. D. Rocha 2013. Estimated population density of and sources of disturbance for the endemic and threatened Liolaemus lutzae in a remnant area of its narrow habitat in southeastern Brazil. Salamandra 49 (4): 223-226 - get paper here
  • Maia-Carneiro, T., T. A. Dorigo & C. F. D. Rocha 2017. Seasonal influences of wind intensity on activity rates and thermoregulation of differently sized individuals of Liolaemus lutzae (Squamata: Liolaemidae). Salamandra 53 (3): 469-472 - get paper here
  • Maia-Carneiro, Thiago, Thiago Arnt Dorigo, and Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha 2012. Influences of Seasonality, Thermal Environment and Wind Intensity on the Thermal Ecology of Brazilian Sand Lizards In A Restinga Remnant. South American J. Herp. 7 (3): 241-251. - get paper here
  • Melo-Dias M., Souza-Cruz P.G., Moreira I.G., Curi N.H.A., Carvalho N.S., Freitas M.A., Rosa C. 2023. Invasive amphibians and reptiles living in Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 29: 38–65 - get paper here
  • Mertens, R. 1938. Bemerkungen über die brasilianischen Arten der Gattung Liolaemus. Zool. Anz. 123: 220-222
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  • Petrere Junior, M. 1979. Notas biometricas sobre Liolaemus lutzae Mertens 1938 (Sauria, Iguanidae). Pap. Avuls. Zool. 32 (16): 201-204 - get paper here
  • Rocha, C. F. D. 1988. Ritmo de atividade e microclimatologia do habitat de Liolaemus lutzae (Sauria: Iguanidae). An. Sem. Reg. Ecol. 6: 269-281
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  • ROCHA, CARLOS FREDERICO D.; HELENA G.BERGALLO, JOSÉ P. POMBAL JR., LENA GEISE, MONIQUE VAN SLUYS, RONALDO FERNANDES, ULISSES CARAMASCHI 2004. FAUNA DE ANFÍBIOS, RÉPTEIS E MAMÍFEROS DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO, SUDESTE DO BRASIL. Publ. Avul. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro (104): 3-23 - get paper here
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