Liolaemus puelche

Liolaemus puelche
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. puelche
Binomial name
	Liolaemus puelche; Avila, Morando, Perez & Sites, 2007

Last updated October 05, 2025

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

Etymology

The specific name, puelche, is in honor of the aboriginal Puelche people, who live in Mendoza Province, Argentina.^[3]

Geographic range

L. puelche is found in Mendoza Province, Argentina.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. puelche is shrubland, at an altitude of 1,600 m (5,200 ft).^[1]

Description

Robust and medium-sized for its genus, L. puelche may attain snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 9 cm (3.5 in).^[2]

Diet

L. puelche preys predominately on arthropods, but also eats some plant matter.^[1]

Reproduction

L. puelche is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus puelche". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56091604A56091621. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus puelche at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.
↑ 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 puelche, p. 212).

Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa3616 (3): 201–238.
Avila, Luciano Javier; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio; Sites, Jack W., Jr. (2007). "A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini) from southern Mendoza province Argentina". Zootaxa1452: 43–54. (Liolaemus puelche, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
Lobo, Fernando; Espinoza, Robert E.; Quinteros, Sebastian (2010). "A critical review and systematic discussion of recent classification proposals for liolaemid lizards". Zootaxa2549: 1–30.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus puelche". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T56091604A56091621. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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

[3] 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 puelche, p. 212).

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