Liolaemus aparicioi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is endemic to Bolivia.
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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. aparicioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus aparicioi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, aparicioi, is in honor of Bolivian herpetologist James Aparicio Effen.[2]
Geographic range
editL. aparicioi is found in western Bolivia, in La Paz Department.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. aparicioi is dry forest, at altitudes of 3,000–3,900 m (9,800–12,800 ft).[1]
Description
editSmall for its genus, L. aparicio may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6 cm (2.4 in), with a tail length almost twice SVL.[2]
Behavior
editL. aparicioi is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of L. aparicioi is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Aparicio, J. (2016). "Liolaemus aparicioi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T50956547A50956550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50956547A50956550.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Liolaemus aparicioi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
Further reading
edit- Ocampo, Mauricio; Aguilar-Kirigin, Álvaro; Quinteros, Sebastián (2012). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) of the alticolor Group from La Paz, Bolivia". Herpetologica 68 (3): 410–417. (Liolaemus aparicioi, new species). (in English, with an Abstract in Spanish).
- Miranda-Calle, Alejandro Bruno; Pacheco, Luis F.; Aparicio, James; Méndez-De la Cruz, Fausto R. (2021). "Thermoregulation of Liolaemus aparicioi (Iguania: Liolaemidae) along a 1000 m elevational gradient in La Paz Valley, La Paz, Bolivia". Journal of Thermal Biology 99: 102940.
- Quinteros, Andrés Sebastián (2013). "A morphology-based phylogeny of the Liolaemus alticolor-bibronii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Zootaxa 3670 (1): 1–32.
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