Pristidactylus valeriae

Pristidactylus valeriae is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Chile, and particularly to the Chilean matorral.

Pristidactylus valeriae
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Pristidactylus
Species:	P. valeriae
Binomial name
Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
Synonyms[2]
Urostrophus valeriae Donoso-Barros, 1966 Cupriguanus valeriae — Donoso-Barros, 1975 Pristidactylus valeriae — Etheridge & E. Williams, 1985

Etymology

The specific name, valeriae, is honor of Donoso-Barros' fourth daughter, Valeria.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. vaeriae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 170–2,280 m (560–7,480 ft).[1]

Reproduction

P. valeriae is oviparous.[2]

Sources

• Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.

References

1. Avilés R [sic], Garin C, Mella J, Nunez J [sic], Sallabery N [sic], Tala C, Victoriano P, Vidal M [sic], Espejo P (2017). "Pristidactylus valeriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T18171A69941290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18171A69941290.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Species Pristidactylus valeriae 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. (Pristidactylus valeriae, p. 271).

Further reading

• Castro-Pastene C, Salazar A (2016). "Registro de actividad nocturna del Gruñidor de Valeria, Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros 1966) (Squamata: Leiosauridae), en el cerro Poqui, Coltauco, Región de O'Higgins, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 33. (in Spanish).
• Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 pp. (Urostrophus valeriae, new species, p. 369). (in Spanish).
• Etheridge R, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1-18. (Pristidactylus valeriae, new combination, pp. 13–14).