Liolaemus azarai, or Azara's Lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to Argentina and Paraguay.
Etymology The specific name, azarai, is in honor of Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus azarai, p. 13).
Geographic range L. azarai is found in northeastern Argentina (Corrientes Province), and adjacent southern Paraguay (Itapúa Department, Misiones Department).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. azaai is sand dunes in savanna, at an altitudes around 240 m (around 800 ft).
Behavior L. azarai is terrestrial.
Diet L. azarai preys upon insects.
Reproduction L. azarai is oviparous.
References
Further reading Avila, Luciano J. (2003). "A New Species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from Northeastern Aregentina and Southern Paraguay". Herpetologica 59 (2): 293–292. (Liolaemus azarai, new species). Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238. González-Marín, Andrea; Hernando, Alejandra (2013). "Notes on the postcranial osteology of the sand lizard Liolaemus azarai (Squamata: Liolaemidae)". Phyllomedusa 12 (2): 135–141. Zaracho, Víctor Hugo; Tedesco, María Esther; Motte, Martha; Yanosky, Alberto (2017). "First record of Liolaemus azarai and Hemidactylus mabouia for Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay". Cuadernos de Herpetología 31 (1): 65–67.