Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Liolaemus paulinae (Liolaemus paulinae), recorded as Critically Endangered
Liolaemus paulinae (Liolaemus paulinae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Liolaemus paulinae

Liolaemus paulinae

Liolaemus paulinae is an iguanian lizard in the family Liolaemidae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Liolaemus paulinae
Taxonomy
Squamata · Liolaemidae · Liolaemus

The iguanian lizard

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

Range and habitat

L. Paulinae is endemic to the Antofagasta Region of Chile. The preferred L. Paulinae usually lives in shrubland.

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

In crisis

Liolaemus paulinae is Critically 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 Liolaemus paulinae — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3727481. 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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Liolaemus lutzae
Photograph of Arambaré Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus arambarensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Arambaré Smooth-throated Lizard

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Quick answers

What is Liolaemus paulinae?
Liolaemus paulinae is an iguanian lizard in the family Liolaemidae.
What is the conservation status of Liolaemus paulinae?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Liolaemus paulinae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Liolaemus paulinae live?
L. Paulinae is endemic to the Antofagasta Region of Chile.
Why is Liolaemus paulinae in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Liolaemus paulinae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Liolaemus paulinae a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.