Phymaturus mallimaccii
| Phymaturus mallimaccii | |
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| A male Phymaturus mallimaccii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Phymaturus |
| Species: | P. mallimaccii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phymaturus mallimaccii Cei, 1980
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Phymaturus mallimaccii, also known commonly as the thorntail mountain lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, mallimaccii, is in honor of Argentinian geologist Hugo Salvador Mallimacci.[3]: 166
Distribution
Phymaturus mallimaccii is found in the Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja Province, Argentina.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Phymaturus mallimaccii is grassland, at altitudes of 3,800–4,200 m (12,500–13,800 ft).[1]
Behavior
Phymaturus mallimaccii is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[1]
Diet
A herbivorous species, Phymaturus mallimaccii eats flowers, especially those of the genera Hypochoeris and Werneria.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of Phymaturus mallimaccii has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]
Taxonomy
Phymaturus mallimaccii is a member of the Phymaturus palluma species group.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Abdala, S.; Avila, L. (2016). "Phymaturus mallimaccii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56249884A56249890. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Phymaturus mallimaccii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Ávila, Luciano Javier; Femenías, Martín Miguel; Pérez, Cristian Hernán Fulvio; Morando, Mariana (2021). "Nuevas especies de Liolaemus para la herpetofauna de la provincia de La Rioja, Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetologia. 35 (S1): 223–228. (in Spanish).
- Cei, J.M. (1980). "New Endemic Iguanid Lizards from the Famatina Mountains of Western Argentina". Journal of Herpetology. 14 (1): 57–64. (Phymaturus mallimacci, new species).
- Cei, J.M. (2003). "Specific supraocular scutellation patterns as significant diagnostic characters: a taxonomic inter- and intrageneric "finger-print" in Lacertilia". Facena. 19: 129–135.
- Lobo, F.; Abdala, C.; Valdecantos, S. (2012). "Morphological diversity and phylogenetic relationships within a South-American clade of iguanian lizards (Liolaemidae: Phymaturus)". Zootaxa. 3315 (1): 1–41.