Biology:Liolaemus puelche

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Short description: Species of lizard

Liolaemus puelche
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. puelche
Binomial name
Liolaemus puelche
Avila, Morando, Perez & Sites, 2007

Liolaemus puelche is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina .[1]

Etymology

The specific name, puelche, is in honor of the aboriginal Puelche people, who live in Mendoza Province, Argentina.[2]

Geographic range

L. puelche is found in Mendoza Province, Argentina.[3][1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. puelche is shrubland, at an altitude of 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[3]

Description

Robust and medium-sized for its genus, L. puelche may attain snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 9 cm (3.5 in).[1]

Diet

L. puelche preys predominately on arthropods, but also eats some plant matter.[3]

Reproduction

L. puelche is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Liolaemus puelche at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  2. 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 puelche, p. 212).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 19 November 2021

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.
  • Avila, Luciano Javier; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio; Sites, Jack W., Jr. (2007). "A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini) from southern Mendoza province Argentina". Zootaxa 1452: 43–54. (Liolaemus puelche, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Lobo, Fernando; Espinoza, Robert E.; Quinteros, Sebastian (2010). "A critical review and systematic discussion of recent classification proposals for liolaemid lizards". Zootaxa 2549: 1–30.


Wikidata ☰ Q5092327 entry