Liolaemus laurenti is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology
The specific name, laurenti, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Raymond Ferdinand Laurent.
Geographic range
L. laurenti is found in northwestern Argentina, in the provinces of Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, and San Juan.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. laurenti is sandy shrubland, at altitudes of .
Behavior
L. laurenti is terrestrial.
Reproduction
L. laurenti is oviparous.
Taxonomy
L. laurenti is a member of the L. darwinii species group.
References
Further reading
- ; FemenÃÂas, MartÃÂn Miguel; ; (2021). "Nuevas especies de Liolaemus para la herpetofauna de la provincia de La Rioja, Argentina". Cuadernos de HerpetologÃÂa 35 (S1): 223âÂÂ228. (in Spanish).
- (1992). "A new psammophilius lizard of the genus Liolaemus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) from northwestern Argentina". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 10 (1): 1âÂÂ19. (Liolaemus laurenti, new species).
- Etheridge RE (1993). "Lizards of the Liolaemus darwinii complex (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) in northern Argentina". Boll. Mus. Regionale Sci. Nat. Torino 11 (1): 137âÂÂ199. (Liolaemus laurenti, p. 179).
- , , , (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships in the iguanid lizard genus Liolaemus: multiple origins of viviparous reproduction and evidence of recurring Andean vicariance and dispersal". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (1): 75âÂÂ102.