Liolaemus gununakuna is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology The specific name, gununakuna, is in honor of the Gününa küna, an aboriginal people who live in the area of the type locality.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus gununakuna, p. 112).
Geographic range L. gununakuna is found in Neuquén Province and Río Negro Province, Argentina.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of L. gununakuna are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of .
Reproduction L. gununakuna is ovoviviparous.
References
Further reading Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238. Moreno Azócar, Débora Lina; Nayan, Andaluz Arcos; Perotti, María Gabriela; Cruz, Félix Benjamín (2020). "How and when melanic coloration is an advantage for lizards: the case of three closely-related species of Liolaemus ". Zoology 41: 125774.