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Liolaemus aparicioi

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Species of lizard

Liolaemus aparicioi
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species: L. aparicioi
Binomial name
Liolaemus aparicioi
Ocampo, Aguilar-Kirigin & Quinteros, 2012

Liolaemus aparicioi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.

Etymology

The specific name, aparicioi, is in honor of Bolivian herpetologist James Aparicio Effen.

Geographic range

L. aparicioi is found in western Bolivia, in La Paz Department.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. aparicioi is dry forest, at altitudes of 3,000–3,900 m (9,800–12,800 ft).

Description

Small for its genus, L. aparicio may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6 cm (2.4 in), with a tail length almost twice SVL.

Behavior

L. aparicioi is terrestrial.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. aparicioi is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Aparicio, J. (2016). "Liolaemus aparicioi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T50956547A50956550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50956547A50956550.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Liolaemus aparicioi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.

Further reading

  • Ocampo, Mauricio; Aguilar-Kirigin, Álvaro; Quinteros, Sebastián (2012). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) of the alticolor Group from La Paz, Bolivia". Herpetologica 68 (3): 410–417. (Liolaemus aparicioi, new species). (in English, with an Abstract in Spanish).
  • Miranda-Calle, Alejandro Bruno; Pacheco, Luis F.; Aparicio, James; Méndez-De la Cruz, Fausto R. (2021). "Thermoregulation of Liolaemus aparicioi (Iguania: Liolaemidae) along a 1000 m elevational gradient in La Paz Valley, La Paz, Bolivia". Journal of Thermal Biology 99: 102940.
  • Quinteros, Andrés Sebastián (2013). "A morphology-based phylogeny of the Liolaemus alticolor-bibronii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Zootaxa 3670 (1): 1–32.


Taxon identifiers
Liolaemus aparicioi


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