---
title: "Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard"
description: "Liolaemus pictus — Reptiles. Liolaemus pictus, the painted tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-painted-smooth-throated-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard

> Liolaemus pictus — Reptiles. Liolaemus pictus, the painted tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.

- Scientific name: *Liolaemus pictus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3000
- Wikidata: [Q2448811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2448811)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39143](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39143)

## Names

- en: Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard
- es: Lagartija Pintada
- nl: Zwartgele aardleguaan

## Countries with the most observations

CL (2145), AR (758)

## Summary

Liolaemus pictus, the painted tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is found in Chile and Argentina.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liolaemus_pictus

## Photo

![Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-painted-smooth-throated-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: ferferrari · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259218235

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-painted-smooth-throated-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).