Biology:Liolaemus paulinae
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Liolaemus paulinae | |
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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. paulinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus paulinae Donoso-Barros, 1961
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Liolaemus paulinae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1]
Etymology
Both the specific name, paulinae, and the common name, Paulina's tree iguana, are in honor of Paulina who is one of the daughters of Roberto Donoso-Barros.[2]
Geographic range
L. paulinae is endemic to the Antofagasta Region of Chile .
Habitat
The preferred habitat of L. paulinae is shrubland.[1] The holotype was collected at an elevation of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft).[3]
Reproduction
L. paulinae is viviparous.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Espejo, P.; Lobos, G.; Mella, J.; Nunez, H.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Valladares, P. (2017). "Liolaemus paulinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T12008A69941033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12008A69941033.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12008/69941033. Retrieved 16 November 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 paulinae, p. 202).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Species Liolaemus paulinae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Donoso-Barros R (1961). "Three New Lizards of the Genus Liolaemus from the Highest Andes of Chile and Argentina". Copeia 1961 (4): 387–391. (Liolaemus paulinae, new species, p. 387).
- Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 + cxlvi pp., 32 color plates, 175 black-and-white plates, text figures, maps. (in Spanish).
- Núñez, Herman; Veloso, Alberto (2001). "Distribución geográfica de las especies de lagartos de la Región de Antofagasta, Chile". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 50: 109–120. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
Wikidata ☰ Q3727481 entry
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