Liolaemus pyriphlogos

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 pyriphlogos

Name

• Liolaemus pyriphlogos Quinteros, 2012

Holotype: FML 18199, male.

Type locality: Vicinity of Laguna Leandro, Humahuaca Department, 4278 m, 23°01’50’’S, 65°14’46.8’’W, Jujuy Province, Argentina.

Etymology: Name comes from Greek and means flaming. Males of L. pyriphlogos exhibit a red bright color in the lateral field, so the name means flaming Liolaemus.

Mentions

• Liolaemus alticolor alticolor Ramirez Pinilla & Laurent, 1996:13 (part.)
• Liolaemus pyriphlogos Quinteros, 2012

References

• Quinteros, Andrés Sebastián, 2012: Taxonomy of the Liolaemus alticolor–bibronii Group (Iguania: Liolaemidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species. Herpetologica, 68(1): 100–120. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00065.1.