Liolaemus meraxes
| Liolaemus meraxes | |
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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. meraxes
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| Binomial name | |
| Liolaemus meraxes Quinteros, Ruiz-Monachesi, & Abdala, 2019
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Liolaemus meraxes is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is found in Argentina.[1]
Etymology
[edit]In 2019, three species of Liolaemus were described that were previously considered populations of Liolaemus bibronii. These three species are Liolaemus balerion, Liolaemus vhagar, and Liolaemus meraxes, each named after one of the three dragons that conquered Westeros with King Aegon I Targaryen from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Liolaemus meraxes at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ Quinteros, A S; Ruiz-Monachesi, M R; Abdala, C S (2020-05-05). "Solving the Liolaemus bibronii puzzle, an integrative taxonomy approach: redescription of L. bibronii and description of three new species (Iguania: Liolaemidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 189 (1): 315–348. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz113. ISSN 0024-4082.