Liolaemus foxi, also known commonly as Fox’s lizard and la lagartija de Fox in Chilean Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is endemic to Chile.

Liolaemus foxi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. foxi
Binomial name
Liolaemus foxi

Etymology

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The specific name, foxi, is in honor of American herpetologist Stanley Forrest Fox.[3]

Geographic range

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L. foxi is found in northern Chile,[2] in Antofagasta Region.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of L. foxi is sandy desert with rocky areas, at altitudes of 3,300–3,739 m (10,827–12,267 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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L. foxi is ovoviviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nunez [sic], H.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M. (2016). "Liolaemus foxi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56060266A56060291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56060266A56060291.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Liolaemus foxi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  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. (Liolaemus foxi, p. 93).

Further reading

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  • Demangel D (2016). Reptiles en Chile. Santiago de Chile: Fauna Nativa Ediciones. 619 pp. ISBN 9789569801006. (in Spanish).
  • Núñez H, Navarro J, Veloso A (2000). "Liolaemus foxi, una nueva especie de lagarto para el norte de Chile (Squamata: Reptilia: Sauria)". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile 49 (1): 117–130. (Liolaemus foxi, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
  • Pincheira-Donoso D, Núñez H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) taxonomía, sistemática y evolución ". Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile (59): 7–486. (Liolaemus foxi, pp. 126–131, Figure 7). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).