Liolaemus orko ABDALA & QUINTEROS, 2008

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Higher Taxa	Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Liolaemus orko ABDALA & QUINTEROS 2008
Distribution	Argentina (Sierra de Fiambala, Catamarca) Type locality: ARGENTINA: Provincia de Catamarca: Departamento Tinogasta, Puesto La Lagunita, Sierra de Fiambalá.
Reproduction	viviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: FML 18416; FML 18417–21 (paratypes); MCN 2130–31 (paratypes)
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	“La palabra “orko” es de origen Quechua y significa “cerro”, “sierra”, “serranía” o “montaña” y hace referencia al área montañosa donde habita Liolaemus orko, la Sierra de Fiambalá.”
References	Abdala, C.S. and S. Quinteros 2008. A new species of Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae), endemic to Sierra de Fiambala, Catamarca, Argentina. [Liolaemus orko]. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 22 (1): 35-47 - get paper here 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; LORENA ELIZABETH MARTINEZ & MARIANA MORANDO 2013. Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update. Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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