Liolaemus koslowskyi
| Liolaemus koslowskyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. koslowskyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus koslowskyi Etheridge, 1993 | |
Liolaemus koslowskyi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, koslowskyi, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Julio Germán Koslowsky.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. koslowskyi is found in the Argentinian provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of L. koslowskyi is shrubland, at altitudes of 800–2,450 m (2,620–8,040 ft).[1]
Diet
[edit]L. koslowskyi preys predominately upon ants, but also other invertebrates.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]L. koslowskyi is a member of the L. darwinii species group.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Avila, L. (2017). "Liolaemus koslowskyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T56064174A56064177. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus koslowskyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ↑ 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 koslowskyi, p. 145).
Further reading
[edit]- Belver, Luciana C.; Kozykariski, Mónica L.; Avila, Luciano J. (2010). "Diferencias sexuales y etarias en la actividad diaria y estacional de una población de Liolaemus koslowskyi (Liolaemini)". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 24: 71–79. (in Spanish).
- Etheridge RE (1993). "Lizards of the Liolaemus darwinii complex (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) in Northern Argentina". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 11 (1): 137–199. (Liolaemus koslowskyi, new species, p. 159).
- Morando M, Avila LJ, Turner C, Sites JW Jr (2008). "Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations of Liolaemus koslowskyi (Squamata, Liolaemini)". Zoologica Scripta 37 (6): 603–618.