Liolaemus cranwelli, commonly known as Cranwell's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to Bolivia.
Etymology The specific name, cranwelli, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Jorge A. Cranwell.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus cranwelli, p. 61).
Distribution and habitat L. cranwelli is endemic to Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. The preferred natural habitat of L. cranwelli is savanna, at altitudes of .
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of L. cranwelli is unknown.
References
Further reading Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "Los saurios y anfisbénidos de Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): lista patrón, localides y bibliografía ". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (in Spanish). Donoso-Barros R (1973). "Un nuevo saurio de Bolivia (Lacertilia, Iguanidae)". Neotropica 19: 132–134. (Pelusaurus cranwelli, new species). (in Spanish). Laurent RF (1984). "On Some Iguanid Genera Related to or Previously Confused with Liolaemus Wiegmann". Journal of Herpetology 18 (4): 357–373. (Liolaemus cranwelli, new combination).