Liolaemus juanortizi
| Liolaemus juanortizi | |
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| Liolaemus juanortizi, Figure D | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. juanortizi |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus juanortizi Young-Downey & Moreno, 1991 | |
Liolaemus juanortizi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, juanortizi, is in honor of Chilean herpetologist Juan Carlos Ortíz-Zapata.[3]: 196
Geographic distribution
Liolaemus juanortizi is found in northern Chile, in Atacama Region.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Liolaemus juanortizi is cold desert, at elevations of 3,200–3,800 m (10,500–12,500 ft).[1]
Diet
Liolaemus juanortizi is omnivorous.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Valladares, P.; Nunez [sic], H.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Marambio, Y.; Mella, J. (2016). "Liolaemus juanortizi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T178315A69942451. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Liolaemus juanortizi 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.
Further reading
- Ávila, Jorge Mella; Marambio-Alfaro, Yery (2023). "Reptiles of the Atacama Region, northern Chile: localities, and representation in provinces, ecogeographic landscapes, vegetation formations and protected areas". Gayana. 87 (2): 108–122.
- Pincheira-Donoso, D.; Núñez, H. (2005). "Las Especies del Género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) Taxonomía, Sistemática y Evolución ". Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago, Chile. 59: 1–486. (Liolaemus juanortizi, p. 322). (in Spanish).
- Young-Downey, A.; Moreno, J. (1991). "A new species of tropidurine lizard (Squamata: Tropiduridae) from Los Andes of northern Chile". Gayana Zoologia. 55 (4): 391–396. (Liolaemus juanortizi, new species).
- Troncoso-Palacios, J. (2014). "Nueva lista actualizada de los reptiles terrestres de la Región de Atacama, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología. 1: 1–4. (in Spanish)