Liolaemus walkeri

Liolaemus walkeri is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Warren Franklin Walker, Jr. (1918–2013).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Walker, W.F.", p. 279).

Geographic range L. walkeri is found in Peru. www.reptile-database.org.

Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. walkeri is grassland, at altitudes of .

Reproduction L. walkeri is viviparous.

References

Further reading Shreve B (1938). "A new Liolaemus and two new Syrrhopus from Peru". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 28 (9): 404–407. (Liolaemus walkeri, new species, pp. 404–406).