Biology:Liolaemus escarchadosi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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. escarchadosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus escarchadosi Scolaro, 1997
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Liolaemus escarchadosi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1] The species is native to Argentina and Chile .
Etymology
The specific name, escarchadosi, refers to Los Escarchados, an area in Patagonia.[2]
Geographic range
L. escarchadosi is found in southern Santa Cruz Province, Argentina,[3] and in a small area of adjacent southern Chile.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. escarchadosi is grassland, at altitudes of 40–1,200 m (130–3,940 ft).[3]
Diet
L. escarchadosi preys upon beetles.[3]
Reproduction
L. escarchadosi is ovoviviparous.[1]
Taxonomy
L. escarchadosi belongs to the L. kingii species group.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Liolaemus escarchadosi 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 escarchadosi, p. 85).
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Further reading
- Breitman MF, Minoli I, Avila LJ, Medina CD, Sites JW, Morando M (2014). "Lagartijas de la provincia de Santa Cruz (Argentina): distribución geográfica, diversidad genética y estado de conservación ". Cuadernos de Herpetología 28 (2): 83–110. (in Spanish).
- Scolaro JA, Cei JM (1997). "Systematic status and relationships of Liolaemus species of the archeforus and kingii groups: a morphological and taxonumerical approach (Reptilia: Tropiduridae)". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturale di Torino 15 (2): 369–406. (Liolaemus escarchadosi, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q5087258 entry
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