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Liolaemus fittkaui

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Species of lizard

Liolaemus fittkaui
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species: L. fittkaui
Binomial name
Liolaemus fittkaui
Laurent, 1986

Liolaemus fittkaui is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.

Etymology

The specific name, fittkaui, is in honor of German herpetologist Ernst Josef Fittkau.

Geographic range

L. fittkaui is found in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. fittkaui are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 3,800–4,260 m (12,470–13,980 ft).

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. fittkaui is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Jiménez, O.; Langstroth, R. (2020). "Liolaemus fittkaui ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T50956556A50956559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50956556A50956559.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Liolaemus fittkaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  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. (Liolaemus fittkaui, p. 90).

Further reading

  • Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (Liolaemus fittkaui, p. 206). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Jiménez-Robles O, Butron-Galvez P, Carpio R, De la Riva I (2016). "Revised distribution, phenotypic variation and conservation status of Liolaemus fittkaui (Squamata: Liolaemidae), a lizard endemic to the Andes of Central Bolivia". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 15 (1): 7–20. (in English, with abstracts in Spanish and Portuguese).
  • Laurent RF (1986). "Descripciones de nuevas Iguanidae del genero Liolaemus". Acta Zoologica Lilloana 38 (2): 87–105. (Liolaemus fittkaui, new species). (in Spanish).


Taxon identifiers
Liolaemus fittkaui


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