Liolaemus hatcheri
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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. hatcheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus hatcheri Stejneger, 1909
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Liolaemus hatcheri is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, hatcheri, is in honor of American paleontologist John Bell Hatcher.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. hatcheri is found in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of L. hatcheri are grassland and shrubland, at altitude of 900–1,500 m (3,000–4,900 ft).[1]
Diet
[edit]L. hatcheri preys predominately upon insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of L. hatcheri has been described as being viviparous[1] and as being ovoviviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus hatcheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56062767A56062770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56062767A56062770.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus hatcheri 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 hatcheri, p. 118).
Further reading
[edit]- Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of izards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- Cei JM, Scolaro JA (1982). "A New Species of the Patagonian Genus Vilcunia, with Remarks on its Morphology, Ecology and Distribution". Journal of Herpetology 16 (4): 354–363. (Vilcunia periglacialis, new species).
- Etheridge R (1998). "Redescription and status of Liolaemus hatcheri Stejneger, 1909 (Reptilia, Squamata, Tropiduridae)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 12 (1): 33–36.
- ICZN (2005). "Opinion 2103 (Case 3219). Vilcunia periglacialis Cei & Scolaro, 1982 (currently Liolaemus periglacialis; Reptilia, Sauria): not given priority over Liolaemus hatcheri Stejneger, 1909". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 62 (1): 53–54.
- Stejneger L (1909). "Part II. Batrachians and Reptiles". pp. 211–224. In: Scott WB (editor) (1909). Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896–1899. Volume III, Zoölogy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. xiii + 374 pp. (Liolæmus hatcheri, new species, pp. 218–219).
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