Biology:Liolaemus duellmani

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Short description: Species of lizard

Liolaemus duellmani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. duellmani
Binomial name
Liolaemus duellmani
Cei, 1978

Liolaemus duellmani, also known commonly as Duellman's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina .[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, duellmani, is in honor of American herpetologist William Edward Duellman.[2][3]

Geographic range

L. duellmani is found in Mendoza Province, Argentina.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. duellmani is shrubland and grassland, at an altitude of 2,260 m (7,410 ft).[1]

Description

L. duellmani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 8 cm (3.1 in).[2]

Reproduction

L. duellmani is ovoviviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 19 November 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Liolaemus duellmani 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 duellmani, p. 76).

Further reading

  • Ávila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3613 (3): 201–238.
  • Ávila LJ, Vrdoljak JE, Morando M (2021). "Liolaemus deullmani Cei, 1978 (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini), redescription of the holotype and variation in a microendemic and inadequately known species of Liolaemus from Northwestern Patagonia". Zootaxa 5081 (2): 263–274.
  • Cei JM (1978). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Sauria: Iguanidae) from the Andean Mountains of the Southern Mendoza Volcanic Region of Argentina". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas (76): 1–6. (Liolaemus duellmani, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Nenda SJ, Nespiur A, Lobo F, Abdala CS (2020). "Rediscovery of Liolaemus duellmani Cei, 1978 (Iguania: Liolaemidae): Description of a Female Found Near the Type Locality". South American Journal of Herpetology 18 (1): 42–45.


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