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Liolaemus escarchadosi

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Liolaemus escarchadosi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. escarchadosi
Binomial name
Liolaemus escarchadosi
Scolaro, 1997

Liolaemus escarchadosi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to Argentina and Chile.

Etymology

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The specific name, escarchadosi, refers to Los Escarchados, an area in Patagonia.[3]

Geographic range

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L. escarchadosi is found in southern Santa Cruz Province, Argentina,[1] and in a small area of adjacent southern Chile.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. escarchadosi is grassland, at altitudes of 40–1,200 m (130–3,940 ft).[1]

Diet

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L. escarchadosi preys upon beetles.[1]

Reproduction

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L. escarchadosi is ovoviviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

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L. escarchadosi belongs to the L. kingii species group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus escarchadosi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56059651A56059655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56059651A56059655.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Liolaemus escarchadosi 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 escarchadosi, p. 85).

Further reading

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  • 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).