''Liolaemus cazianiae'' is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Liolaemidae.
The species is
endemic to
Argentina.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''cazianiae'' (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Argentinean ecologist Sandra Caziani (1961–2005).
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus cazianiae'', p. 50).]
Geographic range
''L. cazianiae'' is found in
Salta Province
Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Boliv ...
, Argentina.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of ''L. cazianiae'' are shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
and grassland, at altitudes of .
Diet
The diet of ''L. cazianiae'' consists of plant material.
Reproduction
''L. cazianiae'' is viviparous.
References
Further reading
* Lobo F, Slodki D, Valdecantos S (2010). "Two New Species of Lizards of the ''Liolaemus montanus'' Group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Northwestern Uplands of Argentina". ''Journal of Herpetology'' 44 (2): 279–293. (''Liolaemus cazianiae'', new species).
* Paz MM, Semhan RV, Abdala CS (2013). "''Amplicación del área de distribución de ''Liolaemus cazianae ic' (Lobo, Slodky '' ic' & Valdecantos, 2010) en la Provincia de Salta (Argentina)''". ''Cuadernos de Herpetología'' 27 (2): ?. (in Spanish).
cazianiae
Reptiles described in 2010
Reptiles of Argentina
Taxa named by Fernando Lobo
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