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Leftraru`s Lizard

Liolaemus leftrarui Troncoso-Palacios, Diaz, Puas, Riveros-Riffo & Elorza, 2016

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Liolaemus leftrarui Troncoso-Palacios, Diaz, Puas, Riveros-Riffo & Elorza, 2016
Name authority
Troncoso-Palacios, Diaz, Puas, Riveros-Riffo & Elorza, 2016
Common name
Leftraru`s Lizard
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Liolaemidae
Genus
Liolaemus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderIguania
  11. familyLiolaemidae
  12. genusLiolaemus
  13. speciesLiolaemus leftrarui Troncoso-Palacios, Diaz, Puas, Riveros-Riffo & Elorza, 2016

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Liolaemus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Liolaemus acostai Abdala & Juárez-Heredia, 2013LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brilliant Tree IguanaLiolaemus alticolor Barbour, 1909LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus antumalguen Avila, Morando, Perez & Sites, 2010LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus arambarensis Verrastro, Veronese, Bujes & Martins Dias Filho, 2003LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus baguali Cei & Scolaro, 1983LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus bellii Gray, 1845LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus burmeisteri Avila, Perez, Medina, Sites & Morando, 2012LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus canqueli Cei, 1975LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus caparensis Breitman, Pérez, Parra, Morando, Sites & Avila, 2011LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus casamiquelai Avila, Perez, Morando & Sites, 2010LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Liolaemus chehuachekenk Avila, Morando & Sites, 2008LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chilean Tree IguanaLiolaemus chiliensis (Lesson, 1829)LiolaemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 274 records assigned to Liolaemidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Chile (Araucanía Region)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Liolaemus&species=leftrarui Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:88K8C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.