Liolaemus casamiquelai

Liolaemus casamiquelai
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. casamiquelai
Binomial name
Liolaemus casamiquelai Avila, Perez, Morando & Sites, 2010

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

Etymology

The specific name, casamiquelai, is in honor of Argentine paleontologist Rodolfo Magín Casamiquela. ^[3]

Geographic range

L. casamiqeulai is found in Río Negro Province, Argentina. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. casamiquelai is desert, at altitudes of 834–876 m (2,736–2,874 ft). ^[1]

References

1. Avila L (2016). "Liolaemus casamiquelai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56051911A56051916. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56051911A56051916.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Liolaemus casamiquelai 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 casamiquelai, p. 49).

Further reading

• Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa3613 (3): 201–238.
• Avila LJ, Perez CHF, Morando M, Sites JW Jr (2010). "A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata) from southwestern Rio Negro province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". Zootaxa2434: 47–59. (Liolaemus casamiquelai, new species).