Stats

Lifespan

5-7 yrs

Size

Tiny

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

South America

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

A small lizard from Chile's forests and shrublands whose males flash brilliant blue-green iridescent scales along their flanks and back to signal dominance and attract mates. Females are drab brown, making the males' vivid coloration all the more striking.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling

   A miniature reptile emerges from its egg already independent.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile sheds and grows, often duller-colored than adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Liolaemidae

Genus

Liolaemus

Species

Liolaemus tenuis