Pristidactylus valeriae

Pristidactylus valeriae
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
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^[1]
Urostrophus valeriae Donoso-Barros, 1966 Cupriguanus valeriae — Donoso-Barros, 1975 Pristidactylus valeriae — Etheridge & 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.^[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.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Pristidactylus valeriae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

References

↑ "Pristidactylus valeriae ". 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

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).
Etheridge R, Williams EE (1985). "Notes on Pristidactylus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Breviora (483): 1-18. (Pristidactylus valeriae, new combination, pp. 13–14).

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