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Liolaemus paulinae

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Liolaemus paulinae
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L. paulinae
Binomial name
Liolaemus paulinae

Liolaemus paulinae, commonly known as Paulina's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, paulinae, and the common name, Paulina's tree iguana, are in honor of Paulina who is one of the daughters of Donoso-Barros.[2]

Geographic range

L. paulinae is endemic to Chile.[1]

Habitat

The holotype of L. paulinae was collected at an elevation of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft).[3]

Reproduction

L. paulinae is viviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Liolaemus paulinae . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
  2. ^ 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 paulinae, p. 202).
  3. ^ a b "Liolaemus paulinae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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 paulinae, new species, p. 387).