Liolaemus fittkaui explained

Liolaemus fittkaui is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.

Etymology

The specific name, fittkaui, is in honor of German herpetologist Ernst Josef Fittkau.^[1]

Geographic range

L. fittkaui is found in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. fittkaui are forest and grassland, at altitudes of .

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. fittkaui is unknown.

Further reading

• Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (Liolaemus fittkaui, p. 206). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
• Jiménez-Robles O, Butron-Galvez P, Carpio R, De la Riva I (2016). "Revised distribution, phenotypic variation and conservation status of Liolaemus fittkaui (Squamata: Liolaemidae), a lizard endemic to the Andes of Central Bolivia". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 15 (1): 7–20. (in English, with abstracts in Spanish and Portuguese).
• Laurent RF (1986). "Descripciones de nuevas Iguanidae del genero Liolaemus". Acta Zoologica Lilloana 38 (2): 87–105. (Liolaemus fittkaui, new species). (in Spanish).

Notes and References

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