Liolaemus umbrifer is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is endemic to the Catamarca Province in northwestern Argentina.[1][2][3]

Liolaemus umbrifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. umbrifer
Binomial name
Liolaemus umbrifer
Espinoza & Lobo, 2003[2]

It is a moderately-sized to large-bodied species. It is brown to black in coloration. It is commonly encountered on rocky hillsides and outcroppings in the Andean foothills at relatively high elevation.

References

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  1. ^ a b Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus umbrifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56155840A56155892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56155840A56155892.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Espinosa, Robert E. & Lobo, Fernando (March 2003). "Two new species of Liolaemus lizards from northwestern Argentina: speciation within the northern subclade of the elongatus group (Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Herpetologica. 59 (1): 89–105. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0089:TNSOLL]2.0.CO;2.
  3. ^ Liolaemus umbrifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2019.