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Liolaemus isabelae

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Liolaemus isabelae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. isabelae
Binomial name
Liolaemus isabelae
Synonyms[2]

Liolaemus nigroventrolateralis
Ortiz, 1994

Pictures of Liolaemus isabelae

Liolaemus isabelae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, isabelae, is in honor of Isabel Yermany who is the wife of senior describer José Navarro.[3]

Geographic range

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L. isabelae is found in Atacama Region,[1] which is in northern Chile.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. isabelae is desert, at altitudes of 2,850–3,672 m (9,350–12,047 ft).[1]

Behavior

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L. isabelae is terrestrial.[1]

Diet

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L. isabelae preys upon insects.[1]

Reproduction

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L. isabelae gives birth to live young, and its mode of reproduction has been called viviparous[1] or ovoviviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Marambio, Y.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Mella, J.; Valladares, P.; Nunez, H.; Lobos, G. (2017). "Liolaemus isabelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56063046A56063049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56063046A56063049.en. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Liolaemus isabelae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus isabelae, p. 131).

Further reading

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  • Navarro J, Núñez H (1993). "Liolaemus patriciaiturrae y Liolaemus isabelae, dos nuevas especies de lagartijas para el norte Chile: Aspectos biogeográficos y citotaxonómicos (Squamata, Tropiduridae)". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 44: 99–113. (Liolaemus isabelae, new species). (in Spanish).
  • Ortiz JC (1994). "Una nueva especie de lagarto altoandino del género Liolaemus (Sauria, Tropiduridae)". Boletín de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 65: 191–195. (Liolaemus nigroventrolateralis, new species). (in Spanish).
  • Pincheira-Donoso D, Núñez H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) taxonomía, sistemática y evolución ". Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile, Publicación Ocasional (59): 1–486. (Liolaemus isabelae, pp. 317–322, Figure 58). (in Spanish).
  • Troncoso-Palacios J (2014). "Nueva lista actualizada de los reptiles terrestres de la Región de Atacama, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 1: 1–4. (in Spanish).