Biology:Liolaemus cazianiae
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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. cazianiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus cazianiae Lobo, Slodki & Valdecantos, 2010
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Liolaemus cazianiae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1] The species is endemic to Argentina .
Etymology
The specific name, cazianiae (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Argentinean ecologist Sandra Caziani (1961–2005).[2]
Geographic range
L. cazianiae is found in Salta Province, Argentina.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. cazianiae are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 3,485–4,285 m (11,434–14,058 ft).[3]
Diet
The diet of L. cazianiae consists of plant material.[3]
Reproduction
L. cazianiae is viviparous.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liolaemus cazianiae 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 cazianiae, p. 50).
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Further reading
- Lobo F, Slodki D, Valdecantos S (2010). "Two New Species of Lizards of the Liolaemus montanus Group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Northwestern Uplands of Argentina". Journal of Herpetology 44 (2): 279–293. (Liolaemus cazianiae, new species).
- Paz MM, Semhan RV, Abdala CS (2013). "Amplicación del área de distribución de Liolaemus cazianae [sic] (Lobo, Slodky [sic] & Valdecantos, 2010) en la Provincia de Salta (Argentina)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 27 (2): ?. (in Spanish).
Wikidata ☰ Q7217753 entry
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