Liolaemus walkeri
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| Liolaemus walkeri | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. walkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus walkeri Shreve, 1938
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Liolaemus walkeri is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Warren Franklin Walker, Jr. (1918–2013).[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]L. walkeri is found in Peru.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of L. walkeri is grassland, at altitudes of 3,963–4,211 m (13,002–13,816 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]L. walkeri is viviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Species Liolaemus walkeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. ("Walker, W.F.", p. 279).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Shreve B (1938). "A new Liolaemus and two new Syrrhopus from Peru". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 28 (9): 404–407. (Liolaemus walkeri, new species, pp. 404–406).
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