Liolaemus isabelae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. isabelae
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus isabelae | |
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Liolaemus nigroventrolateralis | |
Liolaemus isabelae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, isabelae, is in honor of Isabel Yermany who is the wife of senior describer José Navarro.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
L. isabelae is found in Atacama Region,[1] which is in northern Chile.[2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of L. isabelae is desert, at altitudes of 2,850–3,672 m (9,350–12,047 ft).[1]
Behavior[edit]
L. isabelae is terrestrial.[1]
Diet[edit]
L. isabelae preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
L. isabelae gives birth to live young, and its mode of reproduction has been called viviparous[1] or ovoviviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Marambio Y, Ruiz de Gamboa M, Mella J, Valladares P, Nunez [sic] H, Lobos G (2017). "Liolaemus isabelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56063046A56063049. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d Liolaemus isabelae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ 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[edit]
- Navarro J, Núñez H (1993). "Liolaemus patriciaiturrae and Liolaemus isabelae, two new species of lizards for northern Chile: Biogeographic and cytotaxonomic aspects (Squamata, Tropiduridae)". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 44: 99–113. (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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