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Liolaemus gununakuna

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

Liolaemus gununakuna is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2][3]

Etymology

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The specific name, gununakuna, is in honor of the Gününa küna, an aboriginal people who live in the area of the type locality.[3][4]

Geographic range

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L. gununakuna is found in Neuquén Province[1][3] and Río Negro Province,[1] Argentina.

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of L. gununakuna are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 300–800 m (980–2,620 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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L. gununakuna is ovoviviparous.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Avila, L. (2017). "Liolaemus gununakuna ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56062677A56062685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56062677A56062685.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Avila, Luciano J.; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Cristian H. F.; Sites, Jack W. (June 2004). "PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF LIZARDS OF THE LIOLAEMUS PETROPHILUS GROUP (SQUAMATA, LIOLAEMIDAE), WITH DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES FROM WESTERN ARGENTINA". Herpetologica. 60 (2): 187–203. doi:10.1655/03-04. hdl:11336/104052. ISSN 0018-0831.
  3. ^ a b c d Liolaemus gununakuna at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ 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. (Liolaemus gununakuna, p. 112).

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