Liolaemus silvai

Liolaemus silvai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile, with occurrence noted in the Chilean matorral.

Liolaemus silvai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. silvai
Binomial name
Liolaemus silvai
Ortiz, 1989

Etymology

The specific name, silvai, is in honor of Chilean zoologist Francisco Silva G., who is a professor at the Universidad de Concepción.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. silvai is shrubland, at altitudes of 140–150 m (460–490 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. silvai is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Mella J, Nunez H, Marambio Y, Lobos G, Valladares P (2016). "Liolaemus silvai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T56152769A56152793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56152769A56152793.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 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).
  3. Species Liolaemus silvai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • 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.



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