Urostrophus gallardoi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is native to South America.

Urostrophus gallardoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Urostrophus
Species:
U. gallardoi
Binomial name
Urostrophus gallardoi

Etymology

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The specific name, gallardoi, is in honor of Argentinean herpetologist José María Alfonso Félix Gallardo.[2]

Geographic range

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U. gallardoi is found in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of U. gallardoi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,300 m (2,000–4,300 ft).[1]

Diet

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U. gallardoi preys upon insects.[1]

Reproduction

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U. gallardoi is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Embert, D.; Gonzales, L.; Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Pelegrin, N. (2019). "Urostrophus gallardoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203157A2761220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203157A2761220.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Urostrophus gallardo, p. 97).
  3. ^ a b Species Urostrophus gallardoi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (Urostrophus gallardoi, p. 204). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Etheridge R, Williams EE (1991). "A Review of the South American Lizard Genera Urostrophus and Anisolepis (Squamata: Iguania: Polychrotidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 12 (5): 317–361. (Urostrophus gallardoi, new species, pp. 323–326, Figures 1–2).
  • Tedesco, María Esther; Álvarez, Blanca Beatriz (1992). "Urostrophus gallardoi (Iguania: Polychrotidae) nuevas localidades para Argentina ". Facena 9: 111–115. (in Spanish).
  • Torres, Sebastian Enrique (1996). "Geographic Distribution. Urostrophus gallardoi (Steppe Iguana)". Herpetological Review 27 (4): 212.