Liolaemus espinozai

Liolaemus espinozai
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. espinozai
Binomial name
	Liolaemus espinozai; Abdala, 2005

Last updated October 05, 2025

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

Etymology

The specific name, espinozai, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert Earl Espinoza.^[3]

Geographic range

L. espinozai is endemic to Catamarca Province, Argentina.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. espinozai are sand dunes, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 2,200–2,800 m (7,200–9,200 ft).^[1]

Diet

L. espinozai preys predominately upon ants.^[1]

Reproduction

L. espinozai is ovoviviparous.^[2]

Taxonomy

L. espinoza belongs to the L. darwinii species group.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Abdala, S.; Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus espinozai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56059665A56059668. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56059665A56059668.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus espinozai 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 espinozai, p. 85).

Abdala CS (2005). "Una nueva especie del género Liolaemus perteneciente al complejo darwinii (Iguania: Liolaemidae) de la provincia de Catamarca, Argentina". Revista Española de Herpetología19: 5–17. (Liolaemus espinozai, new species). (in Spanish).
Ávila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa3613 (3): 201–238.
Cabrera, María Paula; Scrocchi-Manfrini, Gustavo José (2020). "Ecología trófica de Liolaemus espinozai Abdala, 2005 (Sauria: Liolaemidae) en Campo El Arenal, Catamarca, Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología34 (1): 17–31. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Abdala, S.; Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus espinozai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56059665A56059668. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56059665A56059668.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus espinozai 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 espinozai, p. 85).

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