Liolaemus azarai

Liolaemus azarai
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. azarai
Binomial name
	Liolaemus azarai; Avila, 2003

Last updated February 23, 2025

The Azara's Lizard (Liolaemus azarai) is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[2] The species is native to Argentina and Paraguay.

Etymology

The specific name, azarai, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.^[2]^[3]

Geographic range

L. azarai is found in northeastern Argentina (Corrientes Province), and adjacent southern Paraguay (Itapúa Department, Misiones Department).^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. azaai is sand dunes in savanna, at an altitudes around 240 m (around 800 ft).^[1]

Behavior

L. azarai is terrestrial.^[1]

Diet

L. azarai preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction

L. azarai is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2017). "Liolaemus azarai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T56051196A56051231. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56051196A56051231.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus azarai 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 azarai, p. 13).

Avila, Luciano J. (2003). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from Northeastern Aregentina and Southern Paraguay". Herpetologica59 (2): 293–292. (Liolaemus azarai, new species).
Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa3616 (3): 201–238.
González-Marín, Andrea; Hernando, Alejandra (2013). "Notes on the postcranial osteology of the sand lizard Liolaemus azarai (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Phyllomedusa12 (2): 135–141.
Zaracho, Víctor Hugo; Tedesco, María Esther; Motte, Martha; Yanosky, Alberto (2017). "First record of Liolaemus azarai and Hemidactylus mabouia for Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay". Cuadernos de Herpetología31 (1): 65–67.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2017). "Liolaemus azarai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T56051196A56051231. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56051196A56051231.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus azarai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.

[3] 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 azarai, p. 13).

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