Biology:Liolaemus hatcheri
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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. hatcheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus hatcheri Stejneger, 1909
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Liolaemus hatcheri is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1] The species is endemic to Argentina .
Etymology
The specific name, hatcheri, is in honor of American paleontologist John Bell Hatcher.[2]
Geographic range
L. hatcheri is found in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. hatcheri are grassland and shrubland, at altitude of 900–1,500 m (3,000–4,900 ft).[3]
Diet
L. hatcheri preys predominately upon insects.[3]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of L. hatcheri has been described as being viviparous[3] and as being ovoviviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Liolaemus hatcheri 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 hatcheri, p. 118).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of izards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- Cei JM, Scolaro JA (1982). "A New Species of the Patagonian Genus Vilcunia, with Remarks on its Morphology, Ecology and Distribution". Journal of Herpetology 16 (4): 354–363. (Vilcunia periglacialis, new species).
- Etheridge R (1998). "Redescription and status of Liolaemus hatcheri Stejneger, 1909 (Reptilia, Squamata, Tropiduridae)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 12 (1): 33–36.
- ICZN (2005). "Opinion 2103 (Case 3219). Vilcunia periglacialis Cei & Scolaro, 1982 (currently Liolaemus periglacialis; Reptilia, Sauria): not given priority over Liolaemus hatcheri Stejneger, 1909". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 62 (1): 53–54.
- Stejneger L (1909). "Part II. Batrachians and Reptiles". pp. 211–224. In: Scott WB (editor) (1909). Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896–1899. Volume III, Zoölogy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. xiii + 374 pp. (Liolæmus hatcheri, new species, pp. 218–219).
Wikidata ☰ Q5078905 entry
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