Liolaemus gracielae

Liolaemus gracielae
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. gracielae
Binomial name
	Liolaemus gracielae; Abdala, Acosta, Cabrera, Villavicencio & Marinero, 2009

Last updated October 05, 2025

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

Etymology

The specific name, gracielae, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Graciela Mirta Blanco.^[3]

Geographic range

L. gracielae is found in La Rioja Province and San Juan Province, Argentina.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. gracielae is grassland at altitudes of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) and higher.^[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, L. gracielae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).^[2]

Reproduction

L. gracielae is viviparous.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Abdala, S.; Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus gracielae ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56062203A56062394. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56062203A56062394.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 Liolaemus gracielae 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 gracielae, p. 105).

Abdala CS, Acosta JC, Cabrera MR, Villavicencio HJ, Marinero J (2009). "A New Andean Liolaemus of the L. montanus Series (Squamata: Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Western Argentina". South American Journal of Herpetology4 (2): 91–102. (Liolaemus gracielae, new species).
Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa3616 (3): 201–238.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Abdala, S.; Avila, L. (2016). "Liolaemus gracielae ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56062203A56062394. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56062203A56062394.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Liolaemus gracielae 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 gracielae, p. 105).

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