Liolaemus kriegi, also known commonly as Krieg's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology The specific name, kriegi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Krieg (1888–1970).Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus kriegi, p. 146).
Geographic range L. kriegi is found in the Andean highlands of southwestern Argentina, in Neuquén Province and western Río Negro Province.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. kriegi is rocky areas of grassland or shrubland near water, at altitudes of .
Behavior L. kriegi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of L. kriegi has been described as viviparous and as ovoviviparous.
References
Further reading Medina CD, Avila LJ, Sites JW, Morando M (2015). "Molecular Phylogeny of the Liolaemus kriegi Complex (Iguania, Liolaemini)". Herpetologica 71 (2): 143–151. Müller L, Hellmich W (1939). "Liolaemus-Arten aus dem westlichen Argentinien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 127: 44–47. (Liolaemus kriegi, new species, p. 44). (in German). Perez CHF, Frutos N, Kozykariski M, Morando M, Perez DR, Avila LJ (2011). "Lizards of Rio Negro Province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". Check List 7 (3): 202–219. Scrocchi GJ, Abdala CS, Nori J, Zaher H (2010). Reptiles de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Viedma, Argentina: Fondo Editorial Rionegrino. 249 pp. (in Spanish).