Liolaemus forsteri explained
Liolaemus forsteri, also known commonly as Forster's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.
Etymology
The specific name, forsteri, is in honor of German entomologist Walter Forster.[1]
Geographic range
L. forsteri is found in La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. forsteri is rocky areas of grassland, at altitudes of . It has also been found in agricultural areas such as in rock piles on potato farms and in pastures of alpacas and llamas.
Description
A large species for its genus, L. forsteri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . It is heavy-bodied, and the digits of all four feet are very short. The dorsal scales are small and tubercular. The ventral scales are larger and smooth.[2]
Further reading
- Estrada-Groux, Flavia; Prada-Alba, Camila B.; Miranda-Calle, Alejandro Bruno (2021). "Primer registro de cola bifurcada en Liolaemus forsteri Laurent 1982 (Squamata, Liolaemidae)". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 8: 90–91. (in Spanish).
- Laurent RF (1982). "Description de trois espèces nouvelles du genre Liolaemus (Sauria, Iguanidae)". Spixiana 5 (2): 139–147. (Liolaemus forsteri, new species, pp. 139–142, Figure 1). (in French, with an abstract in English).
- Miranda, Bruno; Torrico-Paz, Stephanie; Ocampo, Mauricio; Aguilar-Kirigin, Alvaro J.; Ríos, Jehan Ninón; Aparicio, James (2021). "Liolaemus forsteri. Response to Flooding". Herpetological Review 52 (3): 650–651.
Notes and References
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
- [Raymond Laurent|Laurent RF]
