Liolaemus cazianiae
Species of lizard
Liolaemus cazianiae | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Liolaemidae |
Genus: | Liolaemus |
Species: | L. cazianiae |
Binomial name | |
Liolaemus cazianiae Lobo, Slodki & Valdecantos, 2010 |
Liolaemus cazianiae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology
The specific name, cazianiae (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Argentinean ecologist Sandra Caziani (1961–2005).[3]
Geographic range
L. cazianiae is found in Salta Province, Argentina.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. cazianiae are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 3,485–4,285 m (11,434–14,058 ft).[1]
Diet
The diet of L. cazianiae consists of plant material.[1]
Reproduction
L. cazianiae is viviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus cazianiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56051928A56051931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56051928A56051931.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Liolaemus cazianiae 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 cazianiae, p. 50).
Further reading
- Lobo F, Slodki D, Valdecantos S (2010). "Two New Species of Lizards of the Liolaemus montanus Group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Northwestern Uplands of Argentina". Journal of Herpetology 44 (2): 279–293. (Liolaemus cazianiae, new species).
- Paz MM, Semhan RV, Abdala CS (2013). "Amplicación del área de distribución de Liolaemus cazianae [sic] (Lobo, Slodky [sic] & Valdecantos, 2010) en la Provincia de Salta (Argentina)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 27 (2): ?. (in Spanish).
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