Liolaemus fittkaui
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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. fittkaui
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus fittkaui Laurent, 1986
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Liolaemus fittkaui is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is endemic to Bolivia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, fittkaui, is in honor of German herpetologist Ernst Josef Fittkau.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. fittkaui is found in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of L. fittkaui are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 3,800–4,260 m (12,470–13,980 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of L. fittkaui is unknown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Jiménez, O.; Langstroth, R. (2020). "Liolaemus fittkaui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T50956556A50956559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50956556A50956559.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Liolaemus fittkaui 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 fittkaui, p. 90).
Further reading
[edit]- Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (Liolaemus fittkaui, p. 206). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Jiménez-Robles O, Butron-Galvez P, Carpio R, De la Riva I (2016). "Revised distribution, phenotypic variation and conservation status of Liolaemus fittkaui (Squamata: Liolaemidae), a lizard endemic to the Andes of Central Bolivia". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 15 (1): 7–20. (in English, with abstracts in Spanish and Portuguese).
- Laurent RF (1986). "Descripciones de nuevas Iguanidae del genero Liolaemus". Acta Zoologica Lilloana 38 (2): 87–105. (Liolaemus fittkaui, new species). (in Spanish).
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