Liolaemus josei is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]
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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. josei
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus josei Abdala, 2005
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Etymology
editThe specific name, josei, is in honor of José Simón Abdala who is the father of the describer, and is Professor of Dentistry at Universidad de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina.[3]
Geographic range
editL. josei is found in La Pampa Province and Mendoza Province, Argentina.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. josei is savanna, at altitudes of 700–2,100 m (2,300–6,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Avila, L.; Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus josei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56063125A56063128. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Liolaemus josei 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 josei, p. 136).
Further reading
edit- Abdala CS (2005). "Dos nuevas especies del género Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) y redescripción de Liolaemus boulengeri (Koslowsky, 1898)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 19 (1): 3–33. (Liolaemus josei, new species). (in Spanish).
- Abdala CS (2007). "Phylogeny of the boulengeri group (Iguania: Liolaemidae: Liolaemus) based on morphological and molecular characters". Zootaxa 1538: 1–84. (in English with an abstract in Spanish).
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