Biology:Liolaemus umbrifer

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Short description: Species of lizard

Liolaemus umbrifer
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. umbrifer
Binomial name
Liolaemus umbrifer
Espinoza & Lobo, 2003[2]

Liolaemus umbrifer is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is endemic to the Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.[1][2][3]

It is a moderately-sized to large-bodied species. It is brown to black in coloration. It is commonly encountered on rocky hillsides and outcroppings in the Andean foothills at relatively high elevation.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus umbrifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56155840A56155892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56155840A56155892.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56155840/56155892. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Espinosa, Robert E.; Lobo, Fernando (March 2003). "Two new species of Liolaemus lizards from northwestern Argentina: speciation within the northern subclade of the elongatus group (Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Herpetologica 59 (1): 89–105. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0089:TNSOLL2.0.CO;2]. 
  3. Liolaemus umbrifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2019.

Wikidata ☰ Q5076305 entry