Liolaemus silvai

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

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

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]

Appearance

L. silvai have been observed with two main colorings, orange and yellow.[3] Specifically, individuals of the species typically have orange or yellow ventral coloration and black dorsal coloration with no correlation to sex.[4]

Reproduction

L. silvai is oviparous.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Mella, J.; Nunez, H.; Marambio, Y.; Lobos, G.; Valladares, P. (2016). "Liolaemus silvai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56152769A56152793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56152769A56152793.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  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. ^ Utsumi, Kaera; Staley, Catherine; Eifler, Maria A.; Núñez, Herman; Eifler, Douglas A. (December 2021). "Color Variation and Habitat Use in Liolaemus silvai". South American Journal of Herpetology. 21 (1): 80–84. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-20-00015.1. ISSN 1808-9798.
  4. ^ Troncoso-Palacios, Jaime; Schulte, James A.; Marambio-Alfaro, Yery; Hiriart, Daniel (August 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. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00007.1. ISSN 1808-9798.
  5. ^ 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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