Liolaemus etheridgei

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Liolaemus etheridgei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. etheridgei
Binomial name
Liolaemus etheridgei
Laurent, 1998

Liolaemus etheridgei is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. [2] The species is native to Peru.

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Etymology

The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge. [3]

Geographic range

Within Peru, L. etheridgei is found in the Regions (formerly Departments) of Arequipa [1] [2] and Moquegua. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. etheridgei are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 2,400–4,269 m (7,874–14,006 ft). [1]

Diet

L. etheridgei preys upon insects. [1]

Reproduction

L. etheridgei is viviparous. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aguilar, C.; Quiroz Rodriguez, A.; Perez, J. (2016). "Liolaemus etheridgei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T29437A48671483. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T29437A48671483.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Liolaemus etheridgei 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 etheridgei, p. 86).

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