Liolaemus lavillai
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. lavillai
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus lavillai | |
Liolaemus lavillai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lavillai, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Esteban Orlando Lavilla.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. lavillai is found in northwestern Argentina, in Salta Province.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of L. lavillai are shrubland, grassland, and desert, at altitudes of 2,800–4,100 m (9,200–13,500 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of L. lavillai has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]L. lavillai is a member of the L. darwinii species group.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus lavillai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56064240A56064257. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus lavillai 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. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus lavillai, p. 152).
Further reading
[edit]- Abdala CS, Lobo F (2006). "Nueva especie del grupo Liolaemus darwinii (Iguania: Liolaemidae) del noroeste de Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología 19 (2): 3–18. (Liolaemus lavillai, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
- Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3613 (3): 201–238.
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