Diplolaemus leopardinus

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.

Diplolaemus leopardinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Diplolaemus
Species:	D. leopardinus
Binomial name
Diplolaemus leopardinus (F. Werner, 1898)
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]

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 5 to 9 cm (2.0 to 3.5 in).

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 1,000 and 2,000 m (3,281 and 6,562 ft).[2]

References

1. The Reptile-Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. Chester, Sharon (2010). A Wildlife Guide to Chile: Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago. Princeton University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9781400831500.

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).