''Liolaemus eleodori'', also known
commonly as Eleodor's tree iguana, 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 native 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 ...
, ''eleodori'', is in honor of Eleodoro Sánchez, an employee of the Fauna Division of the government of
San Juan Province, Argentina
San Juan Province () is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile to the west.
The province has an a ...
, for his support of field research.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus eleodori'', p. 82).]
Geographic range
''L. eleodori'' is found in San Juan Province, Argentina.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''L. eleodiri'' is grassland, at an altitude of .
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''L. eleodori'' has been described as viviparous[
]
References
Further reading
* Cei JM, Etheridge RE, Videla F (1985). "''Especies nuevas de iguanidos del noroeste de la provincia de San Juan (Riserva Provincial San Guillermo), Argentina'' ". ''Deserta'' 7: 316–323. (''Liolaemus eleodori'', new species, p. 317). (in Spanish).
eleodori
Reptiles described in 1985
Reptiles of Argentina
Taxa named by José Miguel Alfredo María Cei
Taxa named by Richard Emmett Etheridge
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