Pristidactylus valeriae

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.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. vaeriae are forest and shrubland at altitudes of .

Reproduction

P. valeriae is oviparous.

Sources

• Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.

References

Further reading

• ; Salazar, Alonso (2016). "Registro de actividad nocturna del Gruñidor de Valeria, Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros 1966) (Squamata: Leiosauridae), en el cerro Poqui, Coltauco, Región de O'Higgins, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 33. (in Spanish).
• Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 pp. (Urostrophus valeriae, new species, p. 369). (in Spanish).
• , Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1–18. (Pristidactylus valeriae, new combination, pp. 13–14).