Pristidactylus valeriae
Pristidactylus valeriae is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Chile, and particularly to the Chilean matorral.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Leiosauridae |
Genus: | Pristidactylus |
Species: | P. valeriae |
Binomial name | |
Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros, 1966) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, valeriae, is honor of Donoso-Barros' fourth daughter, Valeria.[3]
Sources
- Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.
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References
- Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Mella, J.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Tala, C.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M. & Espejo, P. (2017). "Pristidactylus valeriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T18171A69941290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18171A69941290.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Pristidactylus valeriae ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 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. (Pristidactylus valeriae, p. 271).
Further reading
- Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 pp. (Urostrophus valeriae, new species, p. 369). (in Spanish).
- Etheridge R, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1-18. (Pristidactylus valeriae, new combination, pp. 13–14).
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