''Liolaemus goetschi'' is a species of

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in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

The

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, ''goetschi'', is in honor of Wilhelm Goetsch, who was a German herpetologist and entomologist. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus goetschi'', p. 103).

Geographic range

''L. goetschi'' is found in the Argentinian provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of ''L. goetschi'' are grassland and

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, at altitudes of .

Description

''L. goetschi'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . It has a patch of enlarged scales on the posterior surface of the femur.

Diet

''L. goetschi'' is omnivorous.

Reproduction

''L. goetschi'' is

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Taxonomy

''L. goetschi'' belongs to the '' L. boulengeri'' species group.

References

* Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". ''Zootaxa'' 3616 (3): 201–238. * Müller L, Hellmich W (1938). "Liolaemus – ''Arten aus dem westlichen Argentinien. I.'' Liolaemus darwini ''und'' Liolaemus goetschi". ''Zoologischer Anzeiger'' 123 (6): 130–142. (''Liolaemus goetschi'', new species). (in German). * Nori J, Abdala CS, Scrocchi GJ (2010). "''Liolaemus goetschi'' (Iguania: Liolaemidae): redescription and phylogenetic relationships within the ''L. boulengeri'' group". ''Zootaxa'' 2440: 49–59. * Pérez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio; Frutos, Nicolas; Kozykariski, Monica; Morando, Mariana; Pérez, Daniele Roberto; Avila, Luciano Javier (2011). "Lizards of Rio Negro Province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". ''Check List'' 7 (3): 202–219. goetschi Reptiles described in 1938 Reptiles of Argentina Taxa named by Lorenz Müller Taxa named by Walter Hellmich {{lizard-stub