Liolaemus hermannunezi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to Chile and perhaps Argentina.[1]
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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. hermannunezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus hermannunezi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, hermannunezi, is in honor of Chilean herpetologist Herman Núñez.[3]
Geographic range
editL. hermannunezi is known only from its type locality in Biobío Region, central Chile, but it may also occur in adjacent Argentina.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of L. hermannunezi are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 1,428–1,521 m (4,685–4,990 ft).[1]
Description
editSmall for its genus, L. hermannunezi, has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[2] The belly is black.[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Garin, C.; Nunez, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Sallabery, N.; Vidal, M.; Victoriano, P. (2016). "Liolaemus hermannunezi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56062923A56062938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56062923A56062938.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Liolaemus hermannunezi 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 hermannunezi, p. 121).
Further reading
edit- Demangel G (2016). Reptiles en Chile. Santiago: Fauna Nativa Ediciones. 619 pp. ISBN 978-9569801006.
- Pincheira-Donoso D, Scolaro JA, Schulte JA II (2007). "The limits of polymorphism in Liolaemus rothi: Molecular and phenotypic evidence for a new species of the Liolaemus boulengeri clade (Iguanidae, Liolaemini) from boreal Patagonia of Chile". Zootaxa 2452: 25–42. (Liolaemus hermannunezi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
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