Liolaemus josei

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

Last updated July 16, 2024

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

Etymology

The specific name, josei, is in honor of José Simón Abdala who is the father of the describer, and is Professor of Dentistry at Universidad de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina.^[3]

Geographic range

L. josei is found in La Pampa Province and Mendoza Province, Argentina.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. josei is savanna, at altitudes of 700–2,100 m (2,300–6,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. josei is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus josei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T56063125A56063128. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 Liolaemus josei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.
↑ Beolens B; Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus josei, p. 136).