Biology:Liolaemus azarai
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Liolaemus azarai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. azarai
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus azarai Avila, 2003
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Liolaemus azarai, or Azara's Lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1] The species is native to Argentina and Paraguay.
Etymology
The specific name, azarai, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.[1][2]
Geographic range
L. azarai is found in northeastern Argentina (Corrientes Province), and adjacent southern Paraguay (Itapúa Department, Misiones Department).[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. azaai is sand dunes in savanna, at an altitudes around 240 m (around 800 ft).[3]
Behavior
L. azarai is terrestrial.[3]
Diet
L. azarai preys upon insects.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Liolaemus azarai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus azarai, p. 13).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Avila, Luciano J. (2003). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from Northeastern Aregentina and Southern Paraguay". Herpetologica 59 (2): 293–292. (Liolaemus azarai, new species).
- Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- González-Marín, Andrea; Hernando, Alejandra (2013). "Notes on the postcranial osteology of the sand lizard Liolaemus azarai (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Phyllomedusa 12 (2): 135–141.
- Zaracho, Víctor Hugo; Tedesco, María Esther; Motte, Martha; Yanosky, Alberto (2017). "First record of Liolaemus azarai and Hemidactylus mabouia for Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay". Cuadernos de Herpetología 31 (1): 65–67.
Wikidata ☰ Q5082932 entry
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