Liolaemus gallardoi

Liolaemus gallardoi
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. gallardoi
Binomial name
	Liolaemus gallardoi; Cei & Scolaro, 1982
Synonyms
	Liolaemus archeforus gallardoi; Cei & Scolaro, 1982; Liolaemus gallardoi; — Cei & Scolaro, 1996;

Last updated June 20, 2023

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

Etymology

The specific name, gallardoi, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist José María Alfonso Félix Gallardo.^[3]

Geographic range

L. gallardoi is found in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina,^[2] in the vicinity of Belgrano Lake.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. gallardoi is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,000–1,300 m (3,300–4,300 ft).^[1]

Diet

L. gallardoi preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction

L. gallardoi is viviparous ^[1] (ovoviviparous).^[2]

Taxonomy

L. gallardoi belongs to the L. kingii species group.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L.; Cruz, F.; Espinoza, R.E. (2016). "Liolaemus gallardoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T177930A61321229. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177930A61321229.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Liolaemus gallardoi 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 gallardoi, p. 97).

Ávila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa3616 (3): 201–238.
Breitman MF, Minoli I, Ávila LJ, Medina CD, Sites JW, Morando M (2014). "Lagartijas de la provincia de Santa Cruz (Argentina): distribución geográfica, diversidad genética y estado de conservación ". Cuadernos de Herpetología28 (2): 83–110. (in Spanish).
Cei JM, Scolaro JA (1982). "Un nuevo iguanido tropidurino del genero Liolaemus, grupo kingi archeforus, de la región del Lago belgrano, Santa Cruz, Argentina ". Revista de la Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto2 (2): 257–268. (Liolaemus archeforus gallardoi, new subspecies). (in Spanish).
Cei JM, Scolaro JA (1996). "A new species of Liolaemus of the archeforus group from the precordilleran valley of the Zeballos river, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (Reptilia: Tropiduridae)". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino14 (2): 389–401. (Liolaemus gallardoi, new taxonomic status).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L.; Cruz, F.; Espinoza, R.E. (2016). "Liolaemus gallardoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T177930A61321229. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177930A61321229.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Liolaemus gallardoi 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 gallardoi, p. 97).

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