| Liolaemus puelche | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. puelche |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus puelche Avila, Morando, Perez & Sites, 2007 | |
Liolaemus puelche is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology
The specific name, puelche, is in honor of the aboriginal Puelche people, who live in Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Geographic range
L. puelche is found in Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. puelche is shrubland, at an altitude of 1,600 m (5,200 ft).
Description
Robust and medium-sized for its genus, L. puelche may attain snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 9 cm (3.5 in).
Diet
L. puelche preys predominately on arthropods, but also eats some plant matter.
Reproduction
L. puelche is oviparous.
References
- ^ Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus puelche". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56091604A56091621. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Liolaemus puelche at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- 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 puelche, p. 212).
Further reading
- Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
- Avila, Luciano Javier; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio; Sites, Jack W., Jr. (2007). "A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini) from southern Mendoza province Argentina". Zootaxa 1452: 43–54. (Liolaemus puelche, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Lobo, Fernando; Espinoza, Robert E.; Quinteros, Sebastian (2010). "A critical review and systematic discussion of recent classification proposals for liolaemid lizards". Zootaxa 2549: 1–30.
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