Discover a Lizard Endemic to Peru that Inhabits More than 4,000 Meters of Altitude
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Lima, 28 Aug (EFE).- A new species of lizard endemic to Peru, that inhabits more than 4,000 meters of altitude, was discovered by scientists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in the Peruvian highlands near Bolivia, as announced this Friday by the National Service of Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) of the Andean country. This lizard belongs to the group of ‘liolaemus montanus’ and was baptized as ‘liolaemus yawar’, which would translate i…
Scientists discover a new lizard endemic to Peru: ‘liolaemus yawar’, known as blood lizard. The entry Scientists discover a new species of lizard in Peru was first published in La Patria Bolivia Digital newspaper.
It is named after Liolaemus yawar, which alludes to the intense red blood coloration of adult males. It is known to live in high Andean puna and grassland environments.
A new species of lizard was discovered in the highlands of Puno. It is Liolaemus yawar, a species belonging to the group Liolaemus montanus, registered in the district of Putina, in the province of San Antonio de Putina, more than 4 100 meters above sea level. As explained by the National Service of Protected Natural Areas, the specimen bears the name Yawar, “blood” in Quechua, in honor of the intense red coloration presented by adult males, whi…
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