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Liolaemus josei

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Liolaemus josei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. josei
Binomial name
Liolaemus josei
Abdala, 2005

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

Etymology

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The specific name, josei, is in honor of José Simón Abdala who is the father of the describer, and is Professor of Dentistry at Universidad de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina.[3]

Geographic range

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L. josei is found in La Pampa Province and Mendoza Province, Argentina.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. josei is savanna, at altitudes of 700–2,100 m (2,300–6,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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L. josei is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus josei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56063125A56063128. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Liolaemus josei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens B; Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus josei, p. 136).

Further reading

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  • Abdala CS (2005). "Dos nuevas especies del género Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) y redescripción de Liolaemus boulengeri (Koslowsky, 1898)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 19 (1): 3–33. (Liolaemus josei, new species). (in Spanish).
  • Abdala CS (2007). "Phylogeny of the boulengeri group (Iguania: Liolaemidae: Liolaemus) based on morphological and molecular characters". Zootaxa 1538: 1–84. (in English with an abstract in Spanish).