Liolaemus paulinae

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Liolaemus paulinae

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. paulinae
Binomial name
Liolaemus paulinae

Liolaemus paulinae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, paulinae, and the common name, Paulina's tree iguana, are in honor of Paulina who is one of the daughters of Roberto Donoso-Barros.[2]

Geographic range

L. paulinae is endemic to the Antofagasta Region of Chile.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of L. paulinae is shrubland.[1] The holotype was collected at an elevation of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft).[3]

Reproduction

L. paulinae is viviparous.[3]

References

Further reading

  • Donoso-Barros R (1961). "Three New Lizards of the Genus Liolaemus from the Highest Andes of Chile and Argentina". Copeia 1961 (4): 387–391. (Liolaemus paulinae, new species, p. 387).
  • Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 + cxlvi pp., 32 color plates, 175 black-and-white plates, text figures, maps. (in Spanish).
  • Núñez, Herman; Veloso, Alberto (2001). "Distribución geográfica de las especies de lagartos de la Región de Antofagasta, Chile". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 50: 109–120. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).