Liolaemus hajeki, also known commonly as Hajek's lizard and la lagartija de cuello liso de Hajek in Chilean Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.
Etymology The specific name, hajeki, is in honor of Chilean biologist Ernst Hajek.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus hajeki, p. 114).
Geographic range L. hajeki is found in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, northern Chile.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. hajeki is shrubland, at altitudes of .
Diet L. hajeki preys upon insects.
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of L. hajeki is unknown.
References
Further reading Núñez H, Pincheira-Donoso D, Garín C (2004). "Liolaemus hajeki, nueva especie de lagartija de Chile (Squamata, Sauria)". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 53: 85–97. (Liolaemus hajeki, new species). (in Spanish).