Liolaemus paulinae
| Liolaemus paulinae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. paulinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus paulinae Donoso-Barros, 1961 | |
Liolaemus paulinae, commonly known as Paulina's tree iguana, 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 Donoso-Barros.[2]
Geographic range
L. paulinae is endemic to Chile.[1]
Habitat
The holotype of L. paulinae was collected at an elevation of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft).[3]
Reproduction
L. paulinae is viviparous.[3]
References
- 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Liolaemus paulinae . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ 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 paulinae, p. 202).
- 1 2 "Liolaemus paulinae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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).
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