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Pristidactylus valeriae

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Pristidactylus valeriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Pristidactylus
Species:
P. valeriae
Binomial name
Pristidactylus valeriae
Synonyms[2]
  • Urostrophus valeriae
    Donoso-Barros, 1966
  • Cupriguanus valeriae
    — Donoso-Barros, 1975
  • Pristidactylus valeriae
    Etheridge & E. Williams, 1985

Pristidactylus valeriae is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Chile, and particularly to the Chilean matorral.

Etymology

The specific name, valeriae, is honor of Donoso-Barros' fourth daughter, Valeria.[3]

Sources

References

  1. ^ Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Mella, J.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Tala, C.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M.; Espejo, P. (2017). "Pristidactylus valeriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T18171A69941290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18171A69941290.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Pristidactylus valeriae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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. (Pristidactylus valeriae, p. 271).

Further reading

  • Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 pp. (Urostrophus valeriae, new species, p. 369). (in Spanish).
  • Etheridge R, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1-18. (Pristidactylus valeriae, new combination, pp. 13–14).