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  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiosauridae |
| Genus: | Pristidactylus |
| Species: | P. valeriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros, 1966) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, valeriae, is in honor of Donoso-Barros' fourth daughter, Valeria.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of P. vaeriae are forest and shrubland at altitudes of 170–2,280 m (560–7,480 ft).[1]
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.
References
- Avilés, R.; Garin, C.; Mella, J.; Nunez, J.; Sallabery, N.; Tala, C.; Victoriano, P.; Vidal, M.; Espejo, P. (2017). "Pristidactylus valeriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T18171A69941290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18171A69941290.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Species Pristidactylus valeriae at 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
- Castro-Pastene C, Salazar A (2016). "Registro de actividad nocturna del Gruñidor de Valeria, Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros 1966) (Squamata: Leiosauridae), en el cerro Poqui, Coltauco, Región de O'Higgins, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 33. (in Spanish).
- 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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