Liolaemus walkeri

Species of lizard

Liolaemus walkeri

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Iguania
Family:  | Liolaemidae
Genus:  | Liolaemus
Species:  |

L. walkeri

Binomial name
Liolaemus walkeri

Shreve, 1938

Synonyms[2]

* Liolaemus walkeri
Shreve, 1938
* Liolaemus alticolor walkeri
— Hellmich, 1961
* Liolaemus walkeri
— Etheridge, 1995

Liolaemus walkeri is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.

## Etymology[edit]

The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Warren Franklin Walker, Jr. (1918–2013).[3]

## Geographic range[edit]

L. walkeri is found in Peru.[2]

## Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitat of L. walkeri is grassland, at altitudes of 3,963–4,211 m (13,002–13,816 ft).[1]

## Reproduction[edit]

L. walkeri is viviparous.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Aguilar, C.; Perez, J. (2017). "Liolaemus walkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T12010A48671459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12010A48671459.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c Species Liolaemus walkeri 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. ("Walker, W.F.", p. 279).

## Further reading[edit]

* Shreve B (1938). "A new Liolaemus and two new Syrrhopus from Peru". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 28 (9): 404–407. (Liolaemus walkeri, new species, pp. 404–406).

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3729744
* CoL: 3V6NT
* GBIF: 2460383
* iNaturalist: 39105
* IRMNG: 10986672
* ITIS: 1055959
* IUCN: 12010
* NCBI: 167119
* RD: walkeri
* uBio: 7138675

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