- Source: Liolaemus koslowskyi
Liolaemus koslowskyi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology
The specific name, koslowskyi, is in honor of Argentinian herpetologist Julio Germán Koslowsky.
Geographic range
L. koslowskyi is found in the Argentinian provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. koslowskyi is shrubland, at altitudes of 800–2,450 m (2,620–8,040 ft).
Diet
L. koslowskyi preys predominately upon ants, but also other invertebrates.
Reproduction
L. koslowskyi is oviparous.
Taxonomy
L. koslowskyi is a member of the L. darwinii species group.
References
Further reading
Belver, Luciana C.; Kozykariski, Mónica L.; Avila, Luciano J. (2010). "Diferencias sexuales y etarias en la actividad diaria y estacional de una población de Liolaemus koslowskyi (Liolaemini)". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 24: 71–79. (in Spanish).
Etheridge RE (1993). "Lizards of the Liolaemus darwinii complex (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) in Northern Argentina". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 11 (1): 137–199. (Liolaemus koslowskyi, new species, p. 159).
Morando M, Avila LJ, Turner C, Sites JW Jr (2008). "Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations of Liolaemus koslowskyi (Squamata, Liolaemini)". Zoologica Scripta 37 (6): 603–618.