Liolaemus goetschi

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Liolaemus goetschi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. goetschi
Binomial name
Liolaemus goetschi

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

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Etymology

The specific name, goetschi, is in honor of Wilhelm Goetsch, who was a German herpetologist and entomologist. [3]

Geographic range

L. goetschi is found in the Argentinian provinces of Neuquén [1] and Río Negro. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. goetschi are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 300–700 m (980–2,300 ft). [1]

Description

L. goetschi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It has a patch of enlarged scales on the posterior surface of the femur. [2]

Diet

L. goetschi is omnivorous. [1]

Reproduction

L. goetschi is oviparous. [1] [2]

Taxonomy

L. goetschi belongs to the L. boulengeri species group. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus goetschi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T56062171A56062174. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56062171A56062174.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Liolaemus goetschi 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 goetschi, p. 103).

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