| Liolaemus mapuche | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. mapuche
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus mapuche Abdala, 2002
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Liolaemus mapuche is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.2
Etymology
The specific name, mapuche, is in honor of the Mapuche people, an aboriginal tribe of Patagonia.3: 167
Geographic range
Liolaemus mapuche is found in the Argentinian provinces of Neuquén12 and Río Negro.2
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Liolaemus mapuche is grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–650 m (1,640–2,130 ft).1
Diet
Liolaemus mapuche preys upon ants.1
Reproduction
Liolaemus mapuche is oviparous.2
Taxonomy
Liolaemus mapuche is a member of the Liolaemus boulengeri species group.2
References
References
- Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2017). "Liolaemus mapuche". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T178558A61323747. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Liolaemus mapuche 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
Further reading
- Abdala, C.S. (2002). "Nuevo Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) perteneciente al grupo boulengeri de la Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina ". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 16 (1): 3–13. (Liolaemus mapuche, new species). (in Spanish).
- Abdala, C.S. (2007). "Phylogeny of the boulengeri group (Iguania: Liolaemidae: Liolaemus) based on morphological and molecular characters". Zootaxa. 1538: 1–84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1538.1.1. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Ávila, L.J.; Martínez, L.E.; Morando, M. (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa. 3616 (3): 201–238. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.3.1. hdl:11336/3497. PMID 24758804.