Liolaemus koslowskyi

Liolaemus koslowskyi
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. koslowskyi
Binomial name
	Liolaemus koslowskyi; Etheridge, 1993

Last updated October 04, 2025

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

Etymology

The specific name, koslowskyi, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Julio Germán Koslowsky.^[3]

Geographic range

L. koslowskyi is found in the Argentinian provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. koslowskyi is shrubland, at altitudes of 800–2,450 m (2,620–8,040 ft).^[1]

Diet

L. koslowskyi preys predominately upon ants, but also other invertebrates.^[1]

Reproduction

L. koslowskyi is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

Taxonomy

L. koslowskyi is a member of the L. darwinii species group.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L. (2017). "Liolaemus koslowskyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T56064174A56064177. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus koslowskyi 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 koslowskyi, p. 145).

Belver, Luciana C.; Kozykariski, Mónica L.; Avila, Luciano J. (2010). "Diferencias sexuales y etarias en la actividad diaria y estacional de una población de Liolaemus koslowskyi (Liolaemini)". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 24: 71–79. (in Spanish).
Etheridge RE (1993). "Lizards of the Liolaemus darwinii complex (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) in Northern Argentina". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino11 (1): 137–199. (Liolaemus koslowskyi, new species, p. 159).
Morando M, Avila LJ, Turner C, Sites JW Jr (2008). "Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations of Liolaemus koslowskyi (Squamata, Liolaemini)". Zoologica Scripta37 (6): 603–618.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L. (2017). "Liolaemus koslowskyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T56064174A56064177. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus koslowskyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.

[3] 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 koslowskyi, p. 145).

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