Biology:Liolaemus goetschi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. goetschi
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus goetschi L. Müller & Hellmich, 1938
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Liolaemus goetschi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1] The species is endemic to Argentina .
Etymology
The specific name, goetschi, is in honor of Wilhelm Goetsch, who was a German herpetologist and entomologist.[2]
Geographic range
L. goetschi is found in the Argentinian provinces of Neuquén[3] and Río Negro.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. goetschi are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 300–700 m (980–2,300 ft).[3]
Description
L. goetschi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It has a patch of enlarged scales on the posterior surface of the femur.[1]
Diet
L. goetschi is omnivorous.[3]
Reproduction
L. goetschi is oviparous.[3][1]
Taxonomy
L. goetschi belongs to the L. boulengeri species group.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Liolaemus goetschi 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 goetschi, p. 103).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- Müller L, Hellmich W (1938). "Liolaemus – Arten aus dem westlichen Argentinien. I. Liolaemus darwini und Liolaemus goetschi". Zoologischer Anzeiger 123 (6): 130–142. (Liolaemus goetschi, new species). (in German).
- Nori J, Abdala CS, Scrocchi GJ (2010). "Liolaemus goetschi (Iguania: Liolaemidae): redescription and phylogenetic relationships within the L. boulengeri group". Zootaxa 2440: 49–59.
- Perez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio; Frutos, Nicolas; Kozykariski, Monica; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Daniel Roberto; Avila, Luciano Javier (2011). "Lizards of Rio Negro Province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". Check List 7 (3): 202–219.
Wikidata ☰ Q6357501 entry
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