Liolaemus donosobarrosi explained

Liolaemus donosobarrosi, also known commonly as Donoso-Barros' tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, donosobarrosi, is in honor of Chilean herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros.^[1]

Geographic range

L. donosobarrosi is found in central Argentina, in the provinces of Mendoza, Neuquén, and Río Negro.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. donosobarrosi is shrubland, at altitudes of .

Reproduction

L. donosobarrosi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cei JM (1974). "Two New Species of Ctenoblepharis (Reptilia, Iguanidae) from the Arid Environments of the Central Argentina (Mendoza Province)". Journal of Herpetology 8 (1): 71–75. (Ctenoblepharis donosobarrosi, new species). Corrigendum: J. Herp. 8 (4): 388.
• Cei JM (1979). "A Reassessment of the Genus Ctenoblepharis (Reptilia, Sauria, Iguanidae) with a Description of a New Subspecies of Liolaemus multimaculatus from Western Argentina". J. Herp. 13 (3): 297–302. (Liolaemus donosobarrosi, new combination).
• Etheridge RE (2000). "A Review of Lizards of the Liolaemus wiegmannii Group (Squamata, Iguania, Tropiduridae), and a History of Morphological Change in the Sand-Dwelling Species". Herpetological Monographs 14: 293–352.
• Scrocchi GJ, Abdala CS, Nori J, Zaher H (2010). Reptiles de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Viedma, Argentina: Fondo Editorial Rionegrino. 249 pp. (in Spanish).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus donosobarrosi, p. 74).