Liolaemus wiegmannii is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is native to Uruguay and Argentina, and was introduced to Ascension Island sometime during the 1940s.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Eastern Smooth-throated Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Liolaemus darwinii
- Liolaemus atacamensis
- Eremias arguta
- Liolaemus chacoensis
- Eremias argus
- Holbrookia maculata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Liolaemidae
- Genus
- Liolaemus
- Species
- Liolaemus wiegmannii
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