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Liolaemus vhagar

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Liolaemus vhagar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. vhagar
Binomial name
Liolaemus vhagar
Quinteros, Ruiz-Monachesi, & Abdala, 2019

Liolaemus vhagar is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae or the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[1]

Etymology

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In 2019, three species of Liolaemus were described that were previously considered populations of Liolaemus bibronii. These three species are Liolaemus balerion, Liolaemus vhagar, and Liolaemus meraxes, each named after one of the three dragons that conquered Westeros with King Aegon I Targaryen from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Liolaemus vhagar at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ Quinteros, A S; Ruiz-Monachesi, M R; Abdala, C S (2020-05-05). "Solving the Liolaemus bibronii puzzle, an integrative taxonomy approach: redescription of L. bibronii and description of three new species (Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 189 (1): 315–348. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz113. ISSN 0024-4082.