Liolaemus hermannunezi explained

Liolaemus hermannunezi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to Chile and perhaps Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, hermannunezi, is in honor of Chilean herpetologist Herman Núñez.^[1]

Geographic range

L. hermannunezi is known only from its type locality in Biobío Region, central Chile, but it may also occur in adjacent Argentina.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. hermannunezi are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of .

Description

Small for its genus, L. hermannunezi, has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The belly is black.

Reproduction

L. hermannunezi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Demangel G (2016). Reptiles en Chile. Santiago: Fauna Nativa Ediciones. 619 pp. .
• Pincheira-Donoso D, Scolaro JA, Schulte JA II (2007). "The limits of polymorphism in Liolaemus rothi: Molecular and phenotypic evidence for a new species of the Liolaemus boulengeri clade (Iguanidae, Liolaemini) from boreal Patagonia of Chile". Zootaxa 2452: 25–42. (Liolaemus hermannunezi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]