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title: "Shiny Smooth-throated Lizard"
description: "Liolaemus nitidus — Reptiles. Liolaemus nitidus (shining tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/shiny-smooth-throated-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Shiny Smooth-throated Lizard

> Liolaemus nitidus — Reptiles. Liolaemus nitidus (shining tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.

- Scientific name: *Liolaemus nitidus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1824
- Wikidata: [Q308763](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308763)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73849](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73849)

## Names

- en: Shiny Smooth-throated Lizard
- es: Lagarto nítido

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1772)

## Summary

Liolaemus nitidus (shining tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.
It is endemic to Chile, notably within the Chilean matorral ecoregion.
A medium-sized species, reaching 9 cm snout-to-vent, up to 27 cm including the long tail. It is oviparous, and juvenile specimens usually feed on insects, though adults tend to have a more omnivorous diet.

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

## Photo

![Shiny Smooth-throated Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shiny-smooth-throated-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vicente Figueroa · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325960558

## Machine access

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