Pristidactylus alvaroi

Pristidactylus alvaroi
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Pristidactylus
Species:	P. alvaroi
Binomial name
	Pristidactylus alvaroi; (Donoso-Barros, 1975)
Synonyms
	Cupriguanus alvaroi ; Donoso-Barros, 1975; Pristidactylus alvaroi ; — & E. Williams, 1985;

Pristidactylus alvaroi is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to the Chilean Matorral ecoregion within Chile.

Etymology[]

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]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of P. alvaroi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,200 m (3,300–7,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction[]

P. alvaroi is oviparous.^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b [sic], , [sic] , [sic], , [sic], , [sic] (2017). "Pristidactylus alvaroi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T18170A69941266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18170A69941266.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Species Pristidactylus alvaroi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, p. 7).

Sources[]

Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean Matorral. Ed. Mark McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC

Further reading[]

Donoso-Barros R (1975). "Neuvos reptiles y anfibios de Chile ". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biologia de Concepción 48: 217–229. (Cupriguanus alvaroi, new species, pp. 221–224, Figures 3-5). (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1-18. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, new combination, p. 13).
Lehr E (2002). Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 208 pp. ISBN 978-3931587680. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, p. 203). (in German).

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[iucn-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b [sic], , [sic] , [sic], , [sic], , [sic] (2017). "Pristidactylus alvaroi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T18170A69941266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18170A69941266.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[RDB-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Species Pristidactylus alvaroi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[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. (Pristidactylus alvaroi, p. 7).

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Pristidactylus alvaroi
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Pristidactylus
Species:	P. alvaroi
Binomial name
*Pristidactylus alvaroi* (Donoso-Barros, 1975)
Synonyms^[2]
Cupriguanus alvaroi Donoso-Barros, 1975 Pristidactylus alvaroi — & E. Williams, 1985