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词条 Darwin's iguana
释义

  1. Etymology

  2. Geographic range

  3. Description

  4. Diet

  5. Habitat

  6. Conservation status

  7. References

  8. Further reading

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| image_caption=
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = [1]
| genus = Diplolaemus
| species = darwinii
| authority = Bell, 1843
| range_map = Diplolaemus distribution.svg
| range_map_caption = Red = D. darwinii
Yellow = D. leopardinus
Green = D. sextinctus
Blue = D. bibronii
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Diplolaemus darwinii, commonly known as Darwin's iguana, is a species of lizards native to the southern tip of South America.

Etymology

Both the specific name, darwinii, and the common name, Darwin's iguana, are in honor of Charles Darwin, English naturalist and author of On the Origin of Species.[2]

Geographic range

It is found in the Patagonian Desert in southern Argentina and Chile.

Description

Darwin's iguana has a broad, triangular head and strong jaws.[3]

Diet

Its diet mostly consists of insects and other small invertebrates.[3]

Habitat

It is found on the Patagonian steppes from sea level up to elevations of {{convert|700|m|0|abbr=on}}.[3]

Conservation status

The IUCN has listed Darwin's iguana as being of "Least Concern" because of its wide range and the lack of any identified threats to the species.[1]

References

1. ^{{IUCN2013.2 |assessor=Espinoza, R. |year=2010 |id=178226 |version=2013.2 |title=Diplolaemus darwinii |downloaded=2014-01-05 }}
2. ^Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Diplolaemus darwinii, p. 65).
3. ^{{cite book |title=A Wildlife Guide to Chile: Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago |last=Chester |first=Sharon |year=2010 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=9781400831500 |pages=113–114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qrI5ph6BWiIC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Diplolaemus+darwinii&source=bl&ots=3J6YIKfeD-&sig=dfDujcT2QOqasN0jWLPNHdvcgAQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SZ7JUq-QNcuU7Qaco4BI&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Diplolaemus%20darwinii&f=false }}

Further reading

  • Bell T. In Darwin C. 1843. The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., During the Years 1832 to 1836. Part V. Reptiles. London: Smith, Elder and Company. vi + 50 pp. + Plates 1-20. ("Diplolæmus darwinii ", new species, p. 20 + Plate 10).
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6 : Leiosauridae|Lizards of South America|Reptiles of Argentina|Reptiles of Chile|Fauna of Patagonia|Reptiles described in 1843

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