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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae |
| Genus: | Liolaemus |
| Species: | L. rabinoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus rabinoi (Cei, 1974)
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Etymology edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Liolaemus rabinoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 February 2021.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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).