Urostrophus gallardoi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiosauridae |
| Genus: | Urostrophus |
| Species: | U. gallardoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Urostrophus gallardoi Etheridge & E. Williams, 1991
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Urostrophus gallardoi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is native to South America.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, gallardoi, is in honor of Argentinean herpetologist José María Alfonso Félix Gallardo.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]U. gallardoi is found in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of U. gallardoi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,300 m (2,000–4,300 ft).[1]
Diet
[edit]U. gallardoi preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Embert, D.; Gonzales, L.; Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Pelegrin, N. (2019). "Urostrophus gallardoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203157A2761220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203157A2761220.en. Retrieved 19 November 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. (Urostrophus gallardo, p. 97).
- ^ a b Species Urostrophus gallardoi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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. (Urostrophus gallardoi, p. 204). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Etheridge R, Williams EE (1991). "A Review of the South American Lizard Genera Urostrophus and Anisolepis (Squamata: Iguania: Polychrotidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 12 (5): 317–361. (Urostrophus gallardoi, new species, pp. 323–326, Figures 1–2).
- Tedesco, María Esther; Álvarez, Blanca Beatriz (1992). "Urostrophus gallardoi (Iguania: Polychrotidae) nuevas localidades para Argentina ". Facena 9: 111–115. (in Spanish).
- Torres, Sebastian Enrique (1996). "Geographic Distribution. Urostrophus gallardoi (Steppe Iguana)". Herpetological Review 27 (4): 212.
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