Liolaemus etheridgei

Liolaemus etheridgei is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is native to Peru.

Etymology The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus etheridgei, p. 86).

Geographic range Within Peru, L. etheridgei is found in the Regions (formerly Departments) of Arequipa and Moquegua.

Habitat The preferred natural habitats of L. etheridgei are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of .

Diet L. etheridgei preys upon insects.

Reproduction L. etheridgei is viviparous.

References

Further reading Laurent RF (1998). "New forms of lizards of the subgenus Eulaemus of the genus Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Tropiduridae) from Peru and northern Chile". Acta Zoológica Lilloana 44 (1): 1–26. (Liolaemus etheridgei, new species). Llanqui I (2017). "Liolaemus etheridgei Viviparity". Herpetological Review 48 (1): 193–194. Llanqui I (2020). "Aspects of the thermal ecology of Liolaemus etheridgei Laurent, 1998 (Reptilia: Liolaemidae) from the Andes of Peru". Herpetology Notes 13: 941–946.