Biology:Liolaemus mapuche
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Liolaemus mapuche | |
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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. mapuche
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus mapuche Abdala, 2002
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Liolaemus mapuche is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, mapuche, is in honor of the Mapuche people, an aboriginal tribe of Patagonia.[2]: 167
Geographic range
Liolaemus mapuche is found in the Argentinian provinces of Neuquén[3][1] and Río Negro.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Liolaemus mapuche is grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–650 m (1,640–2,130 ft).[3]
Diet
Liolaemus mapuche preys upon ants.[3]
Reproduction
Liolaemus mapuche is oviparous.[1]
Taxonomy
Liolaemus mapuche is a member of the Liolaemus boulengeri species group.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Liolaemus mapuche at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Abdala, C.S. (2002). "Nuevo Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) perteneciente al grupo boulengeri de la Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina ". Cuadernos de Herpetología 16 (1): 3–13. (Liolaemus mapuche, new species). (in Spanish).
- Abdala, C.S. (2007). "Phylogeny of the boulengeri group (Iguania: Liolaemidae: Liolaemus) based on morphological and molecular characters". Zootaxa 1538: 1–84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1538.1.1. http://publication.plazi.org/id/70288623D220FFE1FFB5FFFAFFA15C70. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Ávila, L.J.; Martínez, L.E.; Morando, M. (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.3.1. PMID 24758804.
Wikidata ☰ Q5088027 entry
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