Liolaemus espinozai explained

Liolaemus espinozai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, espinozai, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert Earl Espinoza.^[1]

Geographic range

L. espinozai is endemic to Catamarca Province, Argentina.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. espinozai are sand dunes, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of .

Diet

L. espinozai preys predominately upon ants.

Reproduction

L. espinozai is ovoviviparous.

Taxonomy

L. espinoza belongs to the L. darwinii species group.

Further reading

• Abdala CS (2005). "Una nueva especie del género Liolaemus perteneciente al complejo darwinii (Iguania: Liolaemidae) de la provincia de Catamarca, Argentina". Revista Española de Herpetología 19: 5–17. (Liolaemus espinozai, new species). (in Spanish).
• Ávila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3613 (3): 201–238.
• Cabrera, María Paula; Scrocchi-Manfrini, Gustavo José (2020). "Ecología trófica de Liolaemus espinozai Abdala, 2005 (Sauria: Liolaemidae) en Campo El Arenal, Catamarca, Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología 34 (1): 17–31. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]