Pristidactylus alvaroi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Leiosauridae |
Genus: | Pristidactylus |
Species: | P. alvaroi
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Binomial name | |
Pristidactylus alvaroi (
Donoso-Barros, 1975)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Pristidactylus alvaroi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to the Chilean Matorral ecoregion within Chile.
The specific name, alvaroi, is in honor of Álvaro Donoso-Barros, the son of herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros, who first described the species in 1975. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. alvaroi is forest, at elevations of 1,000–2,200 m (3,300–7,200 ft). [1]
Pristidactylus alvaroi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Leiosauridae |
Genus: | Pristidactylus |
Species: | P. alvaroi
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Binomial name | |
Pristidactylus alvaroi (
Donoso-Barros, 1975)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Pristidactylus alvaroi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to the Chilean Matorral ecoregion within Chile.
The specific name, alvaroi, is in honor of Álvaro Donoso-Barros, the son of herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros, who first described the species in 1975. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. alvaroi is forest, at elevations of 1,000–2,200 m (3,300–7,200 ft). [1]