Liolaemus constanzae

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| image = Liolaemus constanzae.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author1=Ruiz de Gamboa, M. |author1-link=species:Margarita Ruiz de Gamboa |author2=Espejo, P. |author2-link=species:Pablo Espejo |author3=Nunez, H. |author3-link=species:Herman Núñez |author4=Lobos, G. |author4-link=species:Gabriel Lobos |author5=Mella, J. |author5-link=species:Jorge Mella |date=2017 |title=Liolaemus constanzae |volume=2017 |page=e.T11995A61317397 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T11995A61317397.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Liolaemus

| species = constanzae

| authority = Donoso-Barros, 1961

| synonyms = *Liolaemus donosoi Ortiz, 1975

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Liolaemus constanzae, commonly known as Constanza's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, constanzae, is in honor of Constanza Donoso-Barros, eldest daughter of Roberto Donoso-Barros.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 constanzae, p. 58; L. donosoi, p. 74).

The synonym, Liolaemus donosoi, was named in honor of Roberto Donoso-Barros.

Geographic range

L. constanzae is found in Chile, possibly Argentina (no confirmed records seem to exist), and is expected to be present in Bolivia.{{NRDB species |genus=Liolaemus |species=constanzae |accessdate=18 April 2021}}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. constanzae are sandy and rocky areas in desert and shrubland, at altitudes of {{convert|1,400|–|3,900|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Diet

L. constanzae feeds on plants and seeds, and it preys upon small invertebrates.

Reproduction

L. constanzae is oviparous.

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Donoso-Barros |first1=R. |author-link=Roberto Donoso-Barros |title=Three new lizards of the genus Liolaemus from the highest Andes of Chile and Argentina |journal=Copeia |date=1961 |volume=1961 |issue=4 |pages=387–391 |doi=10.2307/1439578 |jstor=1439578 }} (Liolaemus constanzae, new species).

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constanzae

Category:Lizards of South America

Category:Reptiles of Chile

Category:Reptiles of Argentina

Category:Reptiles described in 1961

Category:Taxa named by Roberto Donoso-Barros

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot