Liolaemus etheridgei
Appearance
Liolaemus etheridgei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Liolaemidae |
Genus: | Liolaemus |
Species: | L. etheridgei
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Binomial name | |
Liolaemus etheridgei Laurent, 1998
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Liolaemus etheridgei is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to Peru.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]Within Peru, L. etheridgei is found in the Regions (formerly Departments) of Arequipa[1][2] and Moquegua.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of L. etheridgei are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 2,400–4,269 m (7,874–14,006 ft).[1]
Diet
[edit]L. etheridgei preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]L. etheridgei is viviparous.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Aguilar, C.; Quiroz Rodriguez, A.; Perez, J. (2016). "Liolaemus etheridgei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29437A48671483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T29437A48671483.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Liolaemus etheridgei 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 etheridgei, p. 86).
Further reading
[edit]- Laurent RF (1998). "New forms of lizards of the subgenus Eulaemus of the genus Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Tropiduridae) from Peru and northern Chile". Acta Zoológica Lilloana 44 (1): 1–26. (Liolaemus etheridgei, new species).
- Llanqui I (2017). "Liolaemus etheridgei Viviparity". Herpetological Review 48 (1): 193–194.
- Llanqui I (2020). "Aspects of the thermal ecology of Liolaemus etheridgei Laurent, 1998 (Reptilia: Liolaemidae) from the Andes of Peru". Herpetology Notes 13: 941–946.