Liolaemus constanzae
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Liolaemidae |
Genus: | Liolaemus |
Species: | L. constanzae
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Binomial name | |
Liolaemus constanzae Donoso-Barros, 1961
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Liolaemus constanzae, commonly known as Constanza's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, constanzae, is in honor of Constanza Donoso-Barros, eldest daughter of Roberto Donoso-Barros.[2]
The synonym, Liolaemus donosoi, was named in honor of Roberto Donoso-Barros.[2]
Geographic range
L. constanzae is found in Argentina and Chile, and expected to be present in Bolivia.[1][3]
Reproduction
L. constanzae is oviparous.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Espinoza R (2010). "Liolaemus constanzae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michel; Grayson, Michel (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus constanzae, p. 58; L. donosoi, p. 74).
- ^ a b Liolaemus constanzae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 May 2013.
Further reading
- Donoso-Barros R (1961). "Three New Lizards of the Genus Liolaemus from the Highest Andes of Chile and Argentina". Copeia 1961 (4): 387–391. (Liolaemus constanzae, new species).