Liolaemus silvai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile, with occurrence noted in the Chilean matorral.
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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. silvai
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus silvai Ortiz, 1989
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Etymology
editThe specific name, silvai, is in honor of Chilean zoologist Francisco Silva G., who is a professor at the Universidad de Concepción.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. silvai is shrubland, at altitudes of 140–150 m (460–490 ft).[1]
Appearance
editL. silvai have been observed with two main colorings, orange and yellow.[3] Specifically, individuals of the species typically have orange or yellow ventral coloration and black dorsal coloration with no correlation to sex.[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mella, J.; Nunez, H.; Marambio, Y.; Lobos, G.; Valladares, P. (2016). "Liolaemus silvai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56152769A56152793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56152769A56152793.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus silvai, p. 244).
- ^ Utsumi, Kaera; Staley, Catherine; Eifler, Maria A.; Núñez, Herman; Eifler, Douglas A. (December 2021). "Color Variation and Habitat Use in Liolaemus silvai". South American Journal of Herpetology. 21 (1): 80–84. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-20-00015.1. ISSN 1808-9798.
- ^ Troncoso-Palacios, Jaime; Schulte, James A.; Marambio-Alfaro, Yery; Hiriart, Daniel (August 2015). "Phenotypic Variation, Phylogenetic Position and New Distributional Records for the Poorly Known Liolaemus silvai Ortiz, 1989 (Iguania: Iguanidae: Liolaemini)". South American Journal of Herpetology. 10 (2): 71–81. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00007.1. ISSN 1808-9798.
- ^ Species Liolaemus silvai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Ortiz JC (1989). "Description de Liolaemus silvai sp nov. (Sauria: Iguanidae) du 'norte Chico' du Chili ". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Section A, Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales 11 (1): 247–252. (Liolaemus silvai, new species). (in French).
- Troncoso-Palacios J, Schulte JA II, Marambio-Alfaro Y, Hiriart D (2015). "Phenotypic Variation, Phylogenetic Position and New Distributional Records for the Poorly Known Liolaemus silvai Ortiz, 1989 (Iguania: Iguanidae: Liolaemini)". South American Journal of Herpetology 10 (2): 71–81.
External links
edit- Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- "Liolaemus silvai ". Encyclopedia of Life 2013. Downloaded on 03 Dec 2013. [1]