Liolaemus gununakuna
| Liolaemus gununakuna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. gununakuna
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus gununakuna | |
Liolaemus gununakuna is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology
The specific name, gununakuna, is in honor of the Gününa küna, an aboriginal people who live in the area of the type locality.[2][3]
Geographic range
L. gununakuna is found in Neuquén Province[1][2] and Río Negro Province,[1] Argentina.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. gununakuna are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 300–800 m (980–2,620 ft).[1]
Reproduction
L. gununakuna is ovoviviparous.[1][2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus gununakuna at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 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. (Liolaemus gununakuna, p. 112).
Further reading
- Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- Avila, Luciano J.; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Cristian H. F.; Sites, Jack W., Jr. (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. (Liolaemus gununakuna, new species).
- Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina; Nayan, Andaluz Arcos; Perotti, María Gabriela; Cruz, Félix Benjamín (2020). "How and when melanic coloration is an advantage for lizards: the case of three closely-related species of Liolaemus ". Zoology 41: 125774.
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