Liolaemus rabinoi, commonly known as Rabino's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae or the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.[2]

Liolaemus rabinoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. rabinoi
Binomial name
Liolaemus rabinoi
(Cei, 1974)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ctenoblepharis rabinoi
    Cei, 1974
  • Liolaemus rabinoi
    — Cei, 1978
  • Liolaemus (Ortholaemus) rabinoi
    Laurent, 1984

Etymology

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Both the specific name, rabinoi, and the common name, Rabino's tree iguana, are in honor of "M. Rabino" who was the collector of the holotype.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Abdala, S. (2016). "Liolaemus rabinoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12009A61317656. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12009A61317656.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Liolaemus rabinoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ 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. (Liolaemus rabinoi, p. 215).

Further reading

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  • Cei JM (1974). "Two new species of Ctenoblepharis (Reptilia: Iguanidae) from the arid environment of central Argentina (Mendoza Province)". Journal of Herpetology 8 (1): 71–75. (Ctenoblepharis rabinoi, new species).