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Liolaemus laurenti

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Liolaemus laurenti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. laurenti
Binomial name
Liolaemus laurenti
Etheridge, 1992

Liolaemus laurenti is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, laurenti, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Raymond Ferdinand Laurent.[3]

Geographic range

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L. laurenti is found in northwestern Argentina, in the provinces of Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, and San Juan.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. laurenti is sandy shrubland, at altitudes of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft).[1]

Behavior

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L. laurenti is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

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L. laurenti is oviparous.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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L. laurenti is a member of the L. darwinii species group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus laurenti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56064216A56064219. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Liolaemus laurenti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus laurenti, p. 152).

Further reading

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  • Ávila, Luciano Javier; Femenías, Martín Miguel; Pérez, Cristian Hernán Fulvio; Morando, Mariana (2021). "Nuevas especies de Liolaemus para la herpetofauna de la provincia de La Rioja, Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología 35 (S1): 223–228. (in Spanish).
  • Etheridge RE (1992). "A new psammophilius lizard of the genus Liolaemus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) from northwestern Argentina". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 10 (1): 1–19. (Liolaemus laurenti, new species).
  • Etheridge RE (1993). "Lizards of the Liolaemus darwinii complex (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) in northern Argentina". Boll. Mus. Regionale Sci. Nat. Torino 11 (1): 137–199. (Liolaemus laurenti, p. 179).
  • Schulte JA, Macey JR, Espinoza RE, Larson A (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships in the iguanid lizard genus Liolaemus: multiple origins of viviparous reproduction and evidence of recurring Andean vicariance and dispersal". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (1): 75–102.


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