Liolaemus aparicioi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species: Liolaemus aparicioi

Name

Liolaemus aparicioi Ocampo, Aguilar-Kirigin & Quinteros, 2012

Holotype: CBF 3185 (field tag: MOB-175), adult male, collected on 14 September 2008 by Mauricio Ocampo and Alvaro Aguilar Kirigin.

Type locality: Jupapina, La Paz Department, Bolivia, 16°35’37.2’’S, 68°04’36.1’’W, datum WGS84, elevation 3250 m.

Etymology: Named in honor of James Aparicio Effen, Curator of the herpetological collection of the Coleccion Boliviana de Fauna, in recognition of his contribution toward our understanding in the herpetology in Bolivia.

References

• Ocampo, M., Aguilar-Kirigin, A. & Quinteros, S. 2012. A New Species of Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) of the Alticolor Group from La Paz, Bolivia. Herpetologica 68(3): 410–417. Full article. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-12-00001.1 Reference page.