Liolaemus walkeri
Liolaemus walkeri is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to South America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. walkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus walkeri Shreve, 1938 | |
Etymology
The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Warren Franklin Walker, Jr. (1918–2013).[2]
Geographic range
L. walkeri is found in Peru and Chile.[3]
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References
- Aguilar, C. & Perez, J. 2017. Liolaemus walkeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T12010A48671459. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/12010/0 Downloaded on 20 September 2017.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Walker, W.F.", p. 279).
- "Liolaemus walkeri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
External links
Further reading
- Shreve B (1938). "A new Liolaemus and two new Syrrhopus from Peru". J. Washington Acad. Sci. 28 (9): 404–407. (Liolaemus walkeri, new species, pp. 404–406).
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