Liolaemus walkeri

Liolaemus walkeri
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. walkeri
Binomial name
Liolaemus walkeri Shreve, 1938
Synonyms [2]
Liolaemus walkeri Shreve, 1938 Liolaemus alticolor walkeri — Hellmich, 1961 Liolaemus walkeri — Etheridge, 1995

Liolaemus walkeri is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Warren Franklin Walker, Jr. (1918–2013). ^[3]

Geographic range

L. walkeri is found in Peru. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. walkeri is grassland, at altitudes of 3,963–4,211 m (13,002–13,816 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

L. walkeri is viviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Aguilar, C.; Perez, J. (2017). "Liolaemus walkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T12010A48671459. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12010A48671459.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Species Liolaemus walkeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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. ("Walker, W.F.", p. 279).

Further reading

• Shreve B (1938). "A new Liolaemus and two new Syrrhopus from Peru". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences28 (9): 404–407. (Liolaemus walkeri, new species, pp. 404–406).