Liolaemus dicktracyi
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Liolaemus dicktracyi faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted high-altitude range in the Andes. Mining activities and infrastructure development pose direct threats to its specialized rocky habitat requirements. Climate change represents an additional concern as warming temperatures may force this cold-adapted species to higher elevations with increasingly limited suitable habitat.
Habitat
This lizard inhabits high-altitude rocky environments and stone fields in the Andean mountains, typically found among boulder fields and rocky outcrops at elevations above 3,000 meters. It requires specific microhabitat conditions with adequate rock crevices for shelter and thermoregulation in the harsh montane climate.
