Diplolaemus leopardinus (WERNER, 1898)
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Higher Taxa | Leiosauridae (Leiosaurinae), Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Leopard Iguana |
Synonym | Liosaurus leopardinus WERNER 1898: 249 Diplolaemus leopardinus — DONOSO -BARROS 1965: 223 Diplolaemus leopardinus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 110 Diplolaemus leopardinus — CARVALHO et al. 2023 |
Distribution | Argentina (Patagonia, Neuquen) Type locality: see comment |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Type: ZMB (fide Pedro Victoriano, pers. comm., 6 April 2015). |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Type locality: Santiago, Chile (in error fide DONOSO-BARROS 1965: 223) |
Etymology | Named after Latin leopardinus, of a leopard. [“...die Färbung des Kopfes ist röthlich, die Rumpfseiten grau mit gelben Verticalstreifen, die aber wenig deutlich sind...“]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
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