Liolaemus paulinae

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Liolaemus paulinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. paulinae
Binomial name
Liolaemus paulinae

Liolaemus paulinae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. [1]

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Etymology

Both the specific name, paulinae, and the common name, Paulina's tree iguana, are in honor of Paulina who is one of the daughters of Roberto Donoso-Barros. [2]

Geographic range

L. paulinae is endemic to the Antofagasta Region of Chile.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of L. paulinae is shrubland. [1] The holotype was collected at an elevation of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft). [3]

Reproduction

L. paulinae is viviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Espejo, P.; Lobos, G.; Mella, J.; Nunez, H.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Valladares, P. (2017). "Liolaemus paulinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T12008A69941033. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12008A69941033.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 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 paulinae, p. 202).
  3. 1 2 Species Liolaemus paulinae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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