Liolaemus mapuche

Liolaemus mapuche
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. mapuche
Binomial name
	Liolaemus mapuche; Abdala, 2002

Last updated October 04, 2025

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

Etymology

The specific name, mapuche, is in honor of the Mapuche people, an aboriginal tribe of Patagonia.^[3]^: 167

Geographic range

Liolaemus mapuche is found in the Argentinian provinces of Neuquén ^[1]^[2] and Río Negro.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Liolaemus mapuche is grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–650 m (1,640–2,130 ft).^[1]

Diet

Liolaemus mapuche preys upon ants.^[1]

Reproduction

Liolaemus mapuche is oviparous.^[2]

Taxonomy

Liolaemus mapuche is a member of the Liolaemus boulengeri species group.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2017). "Liolaemus mapuche". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T178558A61323747. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Liolaemus mapuche 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Abdala, C.S. (2002). "Nuevo Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) perteneciente al grupo boulengeri de la Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina ". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 16 (1): 3–13. (Liolaemus mapuche, new species). (in Spanish).
Abdala, C.S. (2007). "Phylogeny of the boulengeri group (Iguania: Liolaemidae: Liolaemus) based on morphological and molecular characters". Zootaxa. 1538: 1–84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1538.1.1. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
Ávila, L.J.; Martínez, L.E.; Morando, M. (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa. 3616 (3): 201–238. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.3.1. hdl: 11336/3497 . PMID 24758804.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2017). "Liolaemus mapuche". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T178558A61323747. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Liolaemus mapuche 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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