Liolaemus espinozai
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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. espinozai
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus espinozai Abdala, 2005
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Liolaemus espinozai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to Argentina.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, espinozai, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert Earl Espinoza.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. espinozai is endemic to Catamarca Province, Argentina.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of L. espinozai are sand dunes, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 2,200–2,800 m (7,200–9,200 ft).[1]
Diet
[edit]L. espinozai preys predominately upon ants.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]L. espinozai is ovoviviparous.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]L. espinoza belongs to the L. darwinii species group.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Abdala, S.; Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus espinozai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56059665A56059668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56059665A56059668.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus espinozai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ 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 espinozai, p. 85).
Further reading
[edit]- Abdala CS (2005). "Una nueva especie del género Liolaemus perteneciente al complejo darwinii (Iguania: Liolaemidae) de la provincia de Catamarca, Argentina". Revista Española de Herpetología 19: 5–17. (Liolaemus espinozai, new species). (in Spanish).
- Ávila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3613 (3): 201–238.
- Cabrera, María Paula; Scrocchi-Manfrini, Gustavo José (2020). "Ecología trófica de Liolaemus espinozai Abdala, 2005 (Sauria: Liolaemidae) en Campo El Arenal, Catamarca, Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología 34 (1): 17–31. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
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