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Liolaemus koslowskyi

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Liolaemus koslowskyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. koslowskyi
Binomial name
Liolaemus koslowskyi
Etheridge, 1993

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

Etymology

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The specific name, koslowskyi, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Julio Germán Koslowsky.[3]

Geographic range

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L. koslowskyi is found in the Argentinian provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. koslowskyi is shrubland, at altitudes of 800–2,450 m (2,620–8,040 ft).[1]

Diet

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L. koslowskyi preys predominately upon ants, but also upon other invertebrates.[1]

Reproduction

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L. koslowskyi is oviparous.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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L. koslowskyi is a member of the L. darwinii species group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Avila, L. (2017). "Liolaemus koslowskyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56064174A56064177. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Liolaemus koslowskyi 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 koslowskyi, p. 145).

Further reading

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  • Belver, Luciana C.; Kozykariski, Mónica L.; Avila, Luciano J. (2010). "Diferencias sexuales y etarias en la actividad diaria y estacional de una población de Liolaemus koslowskyi (Liolaemini)". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 24: 71–79. (in Spanish).
  • Etheridge RE (1993). "Lizards of the Liolaemus darwinii complex (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) in Northern Argentina". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 11 (1): 137–199. (Liolaemus koslowskyi, new species, p. 159).
  • Morando M, Avila LJ, Turner C, Sites JW Jr (2008). "Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations of Liolaemus koslowskyi (Squamata, Liolaemini)". Zoologica Scripta 37 (6): 603–618.