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Liolaemus azarai

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Species of lizard

Liolaemus azarai
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. azarai
Binomial name
Liolaemus azarai
Avila, 2003

Liolaemus azarai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to Argentina and Paraguay.

Etymology

The specific name, azarai, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.

Geographic range

L. azarai is found in northeastern Argentina (Corrientes Province), and adjacent southern Paraguay (Itapúa Department, Misiones Department).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. azaai is sand dunes in savanna, at an altitudes around 240 m (around 800 ft).

Behavior

L. azarai is terrestrial.

Diet

L. azarai preys upon insects.

Reproduction

L. azarai is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2017). "Liolaemus azarai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56051196A56051231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56051196A56051231.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Liolaemus azarai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  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. (Liolaemus azarai, p. 13).

Further reading

  • Avila, Luciano J. (2003). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from Northeastern Aregentina and Southern Paraguay". Herpetologica 59 (2): 293–292. (Liolaemus azarai, new species).
  • Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
  • González-Marín, Andrea; Hernando, Alejandra (2013). "Notes on the postcranial osteology of the sand lizard Liolaemus azarai (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Phyllomedusa 12 (2): 135–141.
  • Zaracho, Víctor Hugo; Tedesco, María Esther; Motte, Martha; Yanosky, Alberto (2017). "First record of Liolaemus azarai and Hemidactylus mabouia for Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay". Cuadernos de Herpetología 31 (1): 65–67.


Taxon identifiers
Liolaemus azarai


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