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Liolaemus isabelae

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Species of lizard

Liolaemus isabelae
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. isabelae
Binomial name
Liolaemus isabelae
Navarro & Núñez, 1993
Synonyms

Liolaemus nigroventrolateralis
Ortiz, 1994

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Liolaemus isabelae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.

Etymology

The specific name, isabelae, is in honor of Isabel Yermany who is the wife of senior describer José Navarro.

Geographic range

L. isabelae is found in Atacama Region, which is in northern Chile.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. isabelae is desert, at altitudes of 2,850–3,672 m (9,350–12,047 ft).

Behavior

L. isabelae is terrestrial.

Diet

L. isabelae preys upon insects.

Reproduction

L. isabelae gives birth to live young, and its mode of reproduction has been called viviparous or ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ^ Marambio, Y.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Mella, J.; Valladares, P.; Nunez, H.; Lobos, G. (2017). "Liolaemus isabelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56063046A56063049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56063046A56063049.en. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ Liolaemus isabelae 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 isabelae, p. 131).

Further reading

  • Navarro J, Núñez H (1993). "Liolaemus patriciaiturrae y Liolaemus isabelae, dos nuevas especies de lagartijas para el norte Chile: Aspectos biogeográficos y citotaxonómicos (Squamata, Tropiduridae)". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 44: 99–113. (Liolaemus isabelae, new species). (in Spanish).
  • Ortiz JC (1994). "Una nueva especie de lagarto altoandino del género Liolaemus (Sauria, Tropiduridae)". Boletín de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 65: 191–195. (Liolaemus nigroventrolateralis, new species). (in Spanish).
  • Pincheira-Donoso D, Núñez H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) taxonomía, sistemática y evolución ". Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile, Publicación Ocasional (59): 1–486. (Liolaemus isabelae, pp. 317–322, Figure 58). (in Spanish).
  • Troncoso-Palacios J (2014). "Nueva lista actualizada de los reptiles terrestres de la Región de Atacama, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 1: 1–4. (in Spanish).


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Liolaemus isabelae


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