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Liolaemus forsteri

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Species of lizard

Liolaemus forsteri
Conservation status

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. forsteri
Binomial name
Liolaemus forsteri
Laurent, 1982

Liolaemus forsteri, also known commonly as Forster's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.

Etymology

The specific name, forsteri, is in honor of German entomologist Walter Forster.

Geographic range

L. forsteri is found in La Paz Department, Bolivia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. forsteri is rocky areas of grassland, at altitudes of 4,100–4,700 m (13,500–15,400 ft). It has also been found in agricultural areas such as in rock piles on potato farms and in pastures of alpacas and llamas.

Description

A large species for its genus, L. forsteri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.3 cm (4.1 in). It is heavy-bodied, and the digits of all four feet are very short. The dorsal scales are small and tubercular. The ventral scales are larger and smooth.

References

  1. ^ Aparicio, J. (2017). "Liolaemus forsteri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50956565A50956570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50956565A50956570.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Liolaemus forsteri 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 forsteri, p. 93).
  4. Laurent RF (1982).

Further reading

  • Estrada-Groux, Flavia; Prada-Alba, Camila B.; Miranda-Calle, Alejandro Bruno (2021). "Primer registro de cola bifurcada en Liolaemus forsteri Laurent 1982 (Squamata, Liolaemidae)". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 8: 90–91. (in Spanish).
  • Laurent RF (1982). "Description de trois espèces nouvelles du genre Liolaemus (Sauria, Iguanidae)". Spixiana 5 (2): 139–147. (Liolaemus forsteri, new species, pp. 139–142, Figure 1). (in French, with an abstract in English).
  • Miranda, Bruno; Torrico-Paz, Stephanie; Ocampo, Mauricio; Aguilar-Kirigin, Alvaro J.; Ríos, Jehan Ninón; Aparicio, James (2021). "Liolaemus forsteri. Response to Flooding". Herpetological Review 52 (3): 650–651.


Taxon identifiers
Liolaemus forsteri


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