Phymaturus manuelae
| Phymaturus manuelae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Phymaturus |
| Species: | P. manuelae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phymaturus manuelae Scolaro & Ibargüengoytía, 2008
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Phymaturus manuelae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, manuelae, is in honor of Manuela Martínez, the daughter of Nora Ibargüengoytía.[3]: 167
Geographic range
Phymaturus manuelae is found in Río Negro Province, Argentina.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Phymaturus manuelae is rocky areas of shrubland, at altitudes around 950 m (3,120 ft).[1]
Reproduction
Phymaturus manuelae bears live young,[1] by ovoviviparity.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Abdala, S.; Ávila, L. (2016). "Phymaturus manuelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56249964A56249975. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Phymaturus manuelae 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, L.J.; Martínez, L.E.; Morando, M. (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa. 3616 (3): 201–238.
- Lobo, F.; Barrasso, D.A.; Paz, M.; Basso, N.G. (2018). "Phylogenetic relationships within a patagonian clade of reptiles (Liolaemidae: Phymaturus) based on DNA sequences and morphology". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 56 (4): 549–569.
- Scolaro, J.A.; Ibargüengoytía, N.R. (2008). "A new fragment for the understanding of the puzzling evolutive process of the Phymaturus genus: a new species of the patagonicus group from Patagonia, Argentina (Reptilia: Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Zootaxa. 1939: 38–50. (Phymaturus manuelae, new species).
- Scrocchi, G.J.; Abdala, C.S.; Nori, J.; Zaher, H. (2010). Reptiles de la provincia de Rio Negro, Argentina. Viedma, Argentina: Fondo Editorial Rionegrino. 249 pp. (in Spanish).