Liolaemus laurenti

Species of lizard

Liolaemus laurenti

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific 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.

Taxon identifiers

Liolaemus laurenti|

* Wikidata: Q5088799
* Wikispecies: Liolaemus laurenti
* CoL: 3V6HF
* GBIF: 2460261
* iNaturalist: 39181
* IRMNG: 10362503
* ITIS: 1055837
* IUCN: 56064216
* NCBI: 109417
* Observation.org: 100815
* Open Tree of Life: 715576
* RD: laurenti

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