Biology:Liolaemus gununakuna
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Liolaemus gununakuna | |
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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. gununakuna
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus gununakuna Avila, Morando, Perez & Sites, 2004
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Liolaemus gununakuna is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina .[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, gununakuna, is in honor of the Gününa küna, an aboriginal people who live in the area of the type locality.[2][3]
Geographic range
L. gununakuna is found in Neuquén Province[4][2] and Río Negro Province,[4] Argentina.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. gununakuna are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 300–800 m (980–2,620 ft).[4]
Reproduction
L. gununakuna is ovoviviparous.[4][2]
References
- ↑ Avila, Luciano J.; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Cristian H. F.; Sites, Jack W. (June 2004). "PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF LIZARDS OF THE LIOLAEMUS PETROPHILUS GROUP (SQUAMATA, LIOLAEMIDAE), WITH DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES FROM WESTERN ARGENTINA". Herpetologica 60 (2): 187–203. doi:10.1655/03-04. ISSN 0018-0831. https://bioone.org/journals/herpetologica/volume-60/issue-2/03-04/PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS-OF-LIZARDS-OF-THE-LIOLAEMUS-PETROPHILUS-GROUP-SQUAMATA/10.1655/03-04.full.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Liolaemus gununakuna 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 gununakuna, p. 112).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina; Nayan, Andaluz Arcos; Perotti, María Gabriela; Cruz, Félix Benjamín (2020). "How and when melanic coloration is an advantage for lizards: the case of three closely-related species of Liolaemus ". Zoology 41: 125774.
Wikidata ☰ Q5089637 entry
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