Liolaemus walkeri

Liolaemus walkeri is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Liolaemus walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. walkeri
Binomial name
Liolaemus walkeri
Shreve, 1938
Synonyms[2]
  • Liolaemus walkeri
    Shreve, 1938
  • Liolaemus alticolor walkeri
    — Hellmich, 1961
  • Liolaemus walkeri
    — Etheridge, 1995

Etymology

The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Warren Franklin Walker, Jr. (1918–2013).[3]

Geographic range

L. walkeri is found in Peru.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. walkeri is grassland, at altitudes of 3,963–4,211 m (13,002–13,816 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. walkeri is viviparous.[2]

References
  1. Aguilar C, Perez J (2017). "Liolaemus walkeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T12010A48671459. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12010A48671459.en. Downloaded on 07 November 2020.
  2. Species Liolaemus walkeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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. ("Walker, W.F.", p. 279).

Further reading
  • 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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