| Distribution | Argentina (La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, Catamarca, La Pampa [HR 32: 65], Rio Negro)
Type locality: Argentina, San Juan, 10 km E Caucete, elevation 400 m.
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| Etymology | Named after Spanish Cuyo, a historical region composed by the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza in Central-Western Argentina (in turn, from Huarpe cuyum, land of sands + Latin -anus, pertaining to, belonging to. [“...The subspecific name cuyanus refers to the "Cuyo" region, ancient denomination of San Juan and Mendoza provinces...”]. |
| References |
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- Etheridge, R. 2000. A review of lizards of the Liolaemus wiegmannii group (Squamata, Iguania, Tropiduridae), and a history of morphological change in the sand-dwelling species. Herpetological Monographs 14: 293-352 - get paper here
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- Kass, C.A., Rusconi, M., Kass, N.A. & Kacoliris, F. 2017. Liolaemus cuyanus, Liolaemus darwini (Darwin's Tree Iguana), Liolaemus olongasta, Liolaemus riojanus Ectoparasites. Herpetological Review 48 (3): 650-651. - get paper here
- Laurent,R.F. 1983. Contribución al conocimiento de la estructura taxonomica del género Liolaemus WIEGMANN (Iguanidae). Bol. Asoc. Herp. Argentina 1: 16-18 - get paper here
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- Moreno-Azócar, Lina and Juan C. Acosta 2011. Feeding Habits of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte Biogeographic Province of San Juan, Argentina. Journal of Herpetology 45 (3): 283-286. - get paper here
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- Scrocchi, Gustavo J.; Cristian S. Abdala,Javier Nori, Hussam Zaher 2010. Reptiles de la provincia de Río Negro, Argentina. Fondo Ed. Rionegrino, 249 pp.
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