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词条 Diplolaemus leopardinus
释义

  1. Geographic range

  2. Description

  3. Diet

  4. Habitat

  5. References

  6. Further reading

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| name = Diplolaemus leopardinus
| image =
| image_caption=
| genus = Diplolaemus
| species = leopardinus
| authority = (F. Werner, 1898)
| range_map = Diplolaemus distribution.svg
| range_map_caption = Red = D. darwinii
Yellow = D. leopardinus
Green = D. sextinctus
Blue = D. bibronii
| synonyms = *Liosaurus leopardinus
F. Werner, 1898
  • Diplolaemus leopardinus
    — Donoso-Barros, 1965
  • Diplolaemus leopardinus
    — J. Peters & Donoso-Barros, 1970[1]

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Diplolaemus leopardinus, commonly known as the leopard iguana or the leopard grumbler, is a species of lizard native to the southern tip of South America.

Geographic range

It is found in the Patagonian Desert and in the Araucanía Region of Argentina and Chile.

Description

The leopard iguana has a broad, triangular head and strong jaws. It is a medium-brown colour with bands of darker brown blotches. Its snout-to vent length (SVL) is {{convert|5|to|9|cm|1|abbr=on}}.

Diet

Its diet mostly consists of insects and other small invertebrates.

Habitat

It is found in the Lonquimay Valley, in the Araucanía Region of Chile, at elevations between {{convert|1000|and|2000|m|0|abbr=on}}.[2]

References

1. ^The Reptile-Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. ^{{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 |page=114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qrI5ph6BWiIC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Diplolaemus+darwinii#v=onepage&q=Diplolaemus%20darwinii&f=false }}

Further reading

  • Werner F. 1898. "Die Reptilien und Batrachier der Sammlung Plate". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplement - Band IV. Fauna Chiliensis, Erster Band. (Jena, Germany: Gustav Fischer). pp. 244–278 + Plates 13 & 14. ("Liosaurus leopardinus n. sp.", pp. 248–249 + Plate 13, Figures 1 & 1b).
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6 : Leiosauridae|Lizards of South America|Reptiles of Argentina|Reptiles of Chile|Fauna of Patagonia|Reptiles described in 1898

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