Liolaemus umbrifer
Liolaemus umbrifer is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is endemic to the Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. umbrifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus umbrifer Espinoza & Lobo, 2003[2] | |
It is a moderately-sized to large-bodied species. It is brown to black in coloration. It is commonly encountered on rocky hillsides and outcroppings in the Andean foothills at relatively high elevation.
References
- Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus umbrifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56155840A56155892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56155840A56155892.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Espinosa, Robert E. & Lobo, Fernando (March 2003). "Two new species of Liolaemus lizards from northwestern Argentina: speciation within the northern subclade of the elongatus group (Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Herpetologica. 59 (1): 89–105. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0089:TNSOLL]2.0.CO;2.
- Liolaemus umbrifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2019.
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