Biology:Pristidactylus valeriae

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Short description: Species of lizard

Pristidactylus valeriae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Pristidactylus
Species:
P. valeriae
Binomial name
Pristidactylus valeriae
(Donoso-Barros, 1966)
Synonyms[2]
  • Urostrophus valeriae
    Donoso-Barros, 1966
  • Cupriguanus valeriae
    — Donoso-Barros, 1975
  • Pristidactylus valeriae
    — Etheridge & E. Williams, 1985

Pristidactylus valeriae is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Chile and particularly to the Chilean matorral.

Etymology

The specific name, valeriae, is in honor of Donoso-Barros' fourth daughter, Valeria.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. vaeriae are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 170–2,280 m (560–7,480 ft).[1]

Reproduction

P. valeriae is oviparous.[2]

Sources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Mella, J.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Tala, C.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M. et al. (2017). "Pristidactylus valeriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T18171A69941290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18171A69941290.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18171/69941290. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Species Pristidactylus valeriae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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. (Pristidactylus valeriae, p. 271).

Further reading

  • Castro-Pastene C, Salazar A (2016). "Registro de actividad nocturna del Gruñidor de Valeria, Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros 1966) (Squamata: Leiosauridae), en el cerro Poqui, Coltauco, Región de O'Higgins, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 33. (in Spanish).
  • Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 pp. (Urostrophus valeriae, new species, p. 369). (in Spanish).
  • Etheridge R, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1–18. (Pristidactylus valeriae, new combination, pp. 13–14).


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