Pristidactylus valeriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Pristidactylus
Species:
P. valeriae
Binomial name
Pristidactylus valeriae
Synonyms[2]
  • Urostrophus valeriae
    Donoso-Barros, 1966
  • Cupriguanus valeriae
    — Donoso-Barros, 1975
  • Pristidactylus valeriae
    — Etheridge & E. Williams, 1985

Pristidactylus valeriae is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Chile where it is found in the Chilean matorral.

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]

Reproduction

P. valeriae is oviparous.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Species Pristidactylus valeriae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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).

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