''Liolaemus paulinae'' is a
species
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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
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Liolaemidae
Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards. They are traditionally included in the Iguanidae as subfamily Liolaeminae, which some more recent authors prefer to delimit in a more restricted way. A common name for this group is liolaemids. Liolae ...
.
Etymology
Both 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 ...
, ''paulinae'', and the common name, Paulina's tree iguana, are in honor of Paulina who is one of the daughters of
Roberto Donoso-Barros
Roberto Donoso-Barros (October 5, 1921 – August 2, 1975) was a Chilean botanist, naturalist, and herpetologist.
Early life and education
Donoso-Barros was born in Santiago, Chile. He attended the University of Chile in Santiago, earning hi ...
.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Liolaemus paulinae'', p. 202).]
Geographic range
''L. paulinae'' is
endemic
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to the
Antofagasta Region of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
Habitat
The preferred habitat of ''L. paulinae'' is
shrubland
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.
The
holotype
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was collected at an elevation of .
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Reproduction
''L. paulinae'' is
viviparous
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.
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References
Further reading
* Donoso-Barros R (1961). "Three New Lizards of the Genus ''Liolaemus'' from the Highest Andes of Chile and Argentina". ''Copeia'' 1961 (4): 387–391. (''Liolaemus paulinae'', new species, p. 387).
*Donoso-Barros R (1966). ''Reptiles de Chile''. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 + cxlvi pp., 32 color plates, 175 black-and-white plates, text figures, maps. (in Spanish).
*Núñez, Herman; Veloso, Alberto (2001). "''Distribución geográfica de las especies de lagartos de la Región de Antofagasta, Chile''". ''Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile'' 50: 109–120. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
paulinae
Lizards of South America
Endemic fauna of Chile
Reptiles of Chile
Reptiles described in 1961
Taxa named by Roberto Donoso-Barros
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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