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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Chile (Antofagasta)
Type locality: "Calama on the Loa River, Antofagasta, Chile, 2600 m. elevation".

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Liolaemus paulinae

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Liolaemus paulinae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.^[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, paulinae, and the common name, Paulina's tree iguana, are in honor of Paulina who is one of the daughters of Roberto Donoso-Barros.^[2]

Geographic range

L. paulinae is endemic to the Antofagasta Region of Chile.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of L. paulinae is shrubland.^[1] The holotype was collected at an elevation of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft).^[3]

Reproduction

L. paulinae is viviparous.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Espejo, P.; Lobos, G.; Mella, J.; Nunez, H.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Valladares, P. (2017). "Liolaemus paulinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T12008A69941033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T12008A69941033.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ 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 paulinae, p. 202).
^ ^a ^b Species Liolaemus paulinae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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Liolaemus paulinae: Brief Summary