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Liolaemus forsteri

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Liolaemus forsteri
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.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, forsteri, is in honor of German entomologist Walter Forster.[3]

Geographic range

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L. forsteri is found in La Paz Department, Bolivia.[1][2]

Habitat

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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.[1]

Description

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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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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

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  • 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.