Liolaemus messii
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. messii
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Binomial name | |
Liolaemus messii Ruiz, Quipildor, Ruiz-Monachesi, Escalante, Valdecantos, & Lobo, 2021
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Liolaemus messii is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is found in Argentina[1] and is named after Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Liolaemus messii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ Ruiz S, Quipildor M, Ruiz-Monachesi MR, Escalante L, Valdecantos S, Lobo F (2021). "Fichas de TB&G NOA - Liolaemus messii". Temas de Biologia y Geologia del NOA (in Spanish). 11 (1): 8. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Un lagarto y un pequeño fósil, las dos primeras especies con nombre científico en honor de Messi". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.