Liolaemus laurenti

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Liolaemus laurenti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. laurenti
Binomial name
Liolaemus laurenti
Etheridge, 1992

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

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Etymology

The specific name, laurenti, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Raymond Ferdinand Laurent. [3]

Geographic range

L. laurenti is found in northwestern Argentina, in the provinces of Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, and San Juan. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. laurenti is sandy shrubland, at altitudes of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft). [1]

Behavior

L. laurenti is terrestrial. [1]

Reproduction

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

Taxonomy

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus laurenti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T56064216A56064219. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Liolaemus laurenti 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 laurenti, p. 152).

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