Pristidactylus alvaroi

Pristidactylus alvaroi
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Pristidactylus
Species:	P. alvaroi
Binomial name
	Pristidactylus alvaroi; (Donoso-Barros, 1975)
Synonyms
	Cupriguanus alvaroi; Donoso-Barros, 1975; Pristidactylus alvaroi; — Etheridge & E. Williams, 1985;

Last updated October 04, 2025

Pristidactylus alvaroi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to the Chilean Matorral ecoregion within Chile.

Etymology

The specific name, alvaroi, is in honor of Álvaro Donoso-Barros, the son of herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros, who first described the species in 1975.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. alvaroi is forest, at elevations of 1,000–2,200 m (3,300–7,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. alvaroi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Avilés, R.; Espejo, P.; Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M. (2017). "Pristidactylus alvaroi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T18170A69941266. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18170A69941266.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
1 2 Species Pristidactylus alvaroi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, p. 7).

Sources

Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean Matorral. Ed. Mark McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC

Donoso-Barros R (1975). "Neuvos reptiles y anfibios de Chile ". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biologia de Concepción48: 217–229. (Cupriguanus alvaroi, new species, pp. 221–224, Figures 3–5). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
Etheridge R, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1–18. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, new combination, p. 13).
Lehr E (2002). Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 208 pp. ISBN 978-3931587680. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, p. 203). (in German).

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 1 2 Avilés, R.; Espejo, P.; Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Sallabery, N.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M. (2017). "Pristidactylus alvaroi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T18170A69941266. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18170A69941266.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Species Pristidactylus alvaroi 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. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, p. 7).

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