Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus leopardinus), recorded as Endangered
Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus leopardinus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus leopardinus

Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard is a snake.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Liolaemus leopardinus
Recorded from
Chile
Taxonomy
Squamata · Liolaemidae · Liolaemus

The iguanian lizard

It was first described by Müller ug Walter Hellmich in 1932.

Liolaemid lizards are South American iguanians of rock, sand, and scrub. Many are live-bearing at altitude.

Range and habitat

Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard is recorded from Chile.

GBIF currently lists 132 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3727504 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Nuñez' Tree Iguana

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Photograph of Liolaemus lutzae (Liolaemus lutzae), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

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Quick answers

What is Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard?
Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard is a snake.
What is the conservation status of Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Liolaemus leopardinus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard live?
Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard is a snake.
Why is Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Liolaemus leopardinus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.