Higher Taxa | Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Duellman's Tree Iguana |
Synonym | Liolaemus duellmani CEI 1978 Liolaemus duellmani — PINCHEIRA-DONOSO & NÚÑEZ 2004 Liolaemus duellmani — AVILA et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Argentina (Andean Mountains of the southern Mendoza volcanic region)
Type locality: Argentina, Mendoza, Paso El Choique, 50 km S El Manzano, elevation 2260 m.
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Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: KU 161126, Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist. |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (6463 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Abundance: only known from around the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017, Avila et al. 2021). |
Etymology | Named after William E. Duellman (1930-2022), American herpetologist. For biographical notes see Burrowes et al. 2022 and Coloma & Guayasamin 2022. |
References |
- Abdala, C.S.; S. Quinteros & R.E. Espinoza 2008. Two new species of Liolaemus (iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Puna of Northwestern Argentina. Herpetologica 64 (4): 458–471 - get paper here
- AVILA, LUCIANO JAVIER; JUAN ESTEBAN VRDOLJAK, & MARIANA MORANDO 2021. Liolaemus duellmani Cei, 1978 (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini), redescription of the holotype and variation in a microendemic and inadequately known species of Liolaemus from Northwestern Patagonia. Zootaxa 5081 (2): 263–274 - get paper here
- AVILA, LUCIANO JAVIER; LORENA ELIZABETH MARTINEZ & MARIANA MORANDO 2013. Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update. Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238 - get paper here
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Cei J M 1978. A new species of Liolaemus (Sauria: Iguanidae) from the Andean Mountains of the southern Mendoza volcanic region of Argentina. OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (No. 76) 1978: 1-6 - get paper here
- Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
- Nenda, Santiago J.; Alejandro Laspiur, Fernando Lobo & Cristian S. Abdala 2020. Rediscovery of Liolaemus duellmani Cei, 1978 (Iguania: Liolaemidae): Description of a Female Found Near the Type Locality South American Journal of Herpetology 18 (1): 42-45 - get paper here
- PINCHEIRA-DONOSO, Daniel & HERMAN NÚÑEZ 2004. Liolaemus robertoi, una nueva especie de Los Andes del norte de Chile perteneciente al grupo ruibali (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae). Multequina 12: 01-15
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