Pristidactylus valeriae

Pristidactylus valeriae
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Pristidactylus
Species:	P. valeriae
Binomial name
	Pristidactylus valeriae; (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
Synonyms
	Urostrophus valeriae ; Donoso-Barros, 1966; Cupriguanus valeriae ; — Donoso-Barros, 1975; Pristidactylus valeriae ; — & E. Williams, 1985;

Pristidactylus valeriae is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Chile, and particularly to the Chilean matorral.

Etymology[]

The specific name, valeriae, is honor of Donoso-Barros' fourth daughter, Valeria.^[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitats of P. vaeriae are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 170–2,280 m (560–7,480 ft).^[1]

Reproduction[]

P. valeriae is oviparous.^[2]

Sources[]

Hogan, C. Michael, & World Wildlife Fund (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington, District of Columbia.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b [sic], , Mella J, [sic], [sic], Tala C, , [sic], (2017). "Pristidactylus valeriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T18171A69941290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18171A69941290.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Species Pristidactylus valeriae 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 valeriae, p. 271).

Further reading[]

, (2016). "Registro de actividad nocturna del Gruñidor de Valeria, Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros 1966) (Squamata: Leiosauridae), en el cerro Poqui, Coltauco, Región de O'Higgins, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 33. (in Spanish).
Donoso-Barros R (1966). Reptiles de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile. 458 pp. (Urostrophus valeriae, new species, p. 369). (in Spanish).
, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1-18. (Pristidactylus valeriae, new combination, pp. 13–14).

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[iucn-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b [sic], , Mella J, [sic], [sic], Tala C, , [sic], (2017). "Pristidactylus valeriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T18171A69941290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18171A69941290.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[RDB-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Species Pristidactylus valeriae 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 valeriae, p. 271).

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Pristidactylus valeriae
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Leiosauridae
Genus:	Pristidactylus
Species:	P. valeriae
Binomial name
*Pristidactylus valeriae* (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
Synonyms^[2]
Urostrophus valeriae Donoso-Barros, 1966 Cupriguanus valeriae — Donoso-Barros, 1975 Pristidactylus valeriae — & E. Williams, 1985