Liolaemus azarai
| Liolaemus azarai | |
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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. azarai
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus azarai Avila, 2003
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Liolaemus azarai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to Argentina and Paraguay.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, azarai, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.[2][3]
Geographic range[edit]
L. azarai is found in northeastern Argentina (Corrientes Province), and adjacent southern Paraguay (Itapúa Department, Misiones Department).[1][2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of L. azaai is sand dunes in savanna, at an altitudes around 240 m (around 800 ft).[1]
Behavior[edit]
L. azarai is terrestrial.[1]
Diet[edit]
L. azarai preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2017). "Liolaemus azarai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56051196A56051231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56051196A56051231.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus azarai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ 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 azarai, p. 13).
Further reading[edit]
- Avila, Luciano J. (2003). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from Northeastern Aregentina and Southern Paraguay". Herpetologica 59 (2): 293–292. (Liolaemus azarai, new species).
- Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- González-Marín, Andrea; Hernando, Alejandra (2013). "Notes on the postcranial osteology of the sand lizard Liolaemus azarai (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Phyllomedusa 12 (2): 135–141.
- Zaracho, Víctor Hugo; Tedesco, María Esther; Motte, Martha; Yanosky, Alberto (2017). "First record of Liolaemus azarai and Hemidactylus mabouia for Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay". Cuadernos de Herpetología 31 (1): 65–67.
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