Liolaemus casamiquelai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology The specific name, casamiquelai, is in honor of Argentine paleontologist Rodolfo Magín Casamiquela.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus casamiquelai, p. 49).
Geographic range L. casamiqeulai is found in Río Negro Province, Argentina.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. casamiquelai is desert, at altitudes of .
References
Further reading Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3613 (3): 201–238. Avila LJ, Perez CHF, Morando M, Sites JW Jr (2010). "A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata) from southwestern Rio Negro province, northern Patagonia, Argentina". Zootaxa 2434: 47–59. (Liolaemus casamiquelai, new species).