Liolaemus cazianiae

Liolaemus cazianiae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is endemic to Argentina.

Liolaemus cazianiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. cazianiae
Binomial name
Liolaemus cazianiae

Etymology

The specific name, cazianiae (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Argentinean ecologist Sandra Caziani (1961–2005).[3]

Geographic range

L. cazianiae is found in Salta Province, Argentina.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. cazianiae are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 3,485–4,285 m (11,434–14,058 ft).[1]

Diet

The diet of L. cazianiae consists of plant material.[1]

Reproduction

L. cazianiae is viviparous.[1]

References
  1. Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus cazianiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56051928A56051931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56051928A56051931.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Liolaemus cazianiae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  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. (Liolaemus cazianiae, p. 50).

Further reading
  • Lobo F, Slodki D, Valdecantos S (2010). "Two New Species of Lizards of the Liolaemus montanus Group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Northwestern Uplands of Argentina". Journal of Herpetology 44 (2): 279–293. (Liolaemus cazianiae, new species).
  • Paz MM, Semhan RV, Abdala CS (2013). "Amplicación del área de distribución de Liolaemus cazianae [sic] (Lobo, Slodky [sic] & Valdecantos, 2010) en la Provincia de Salta (Argentina)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 27 (2): ?. (in Spanish).



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