Liolaemus lavillai is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology The specific name, lavillai, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Esteban Orlando Lavilla.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Liolaemus lavillai, p. 152).
Geographic range L. lavillai is found in northwestern Argentina, in Salta Province.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of L. lavillai are shrubland, grassland, and desert, at altitudes of .
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of L. lavillai has been described as viviparous and as ovoviviparous.
Taxonomy L. lavillai is a member of the L. darwinii species group.
References
Further reading Abdala CS, Lobo F (2006). "Nueva especie del grupo Liolaemus darwinii (Iguania: Liolaemidae) del noroeste de Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología 19 (2): 3–18. (Liolaemus lavillai, new species). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English). Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3613 (3): 201–238.