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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Chile
Type locality: Chile, Tarapaca, Poconchile, 515 m, Valle de Lluta.

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Microlophus yanezi

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Microlophus yanezi, commonly called Yanez's lava lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to the Chilean Matorral^[3] within the nation of Chile.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, yanezi, is in honor of Chilean zoologist José Lautaro Yáñez-Valenzuela (born 1951).^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. yanezi is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 2,800 m (9,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

M. yanezi is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Valladares, P.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Ortiz, J.C.; Nunez, H.; Mella, J.; Lobos, G.; Espejo, P.; Díaz, S. (2016). "Microlophus yanezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T174140A69941635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T174140A69941635.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Microlophus yanezi. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^ C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. (2013). Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
^ 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. (Microlophus yanezi, p. 292).

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Microlophus yanezi: Brief Summary