Liolaemus puelche is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.
Etymology The specific name, puelche, is in honor of the aboriginal Puelche people, who live in Mendoza Province, Argentina.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii +296 pp. . (Liolaemus puelche, p. 212).
Geographic range L. puelche is found in Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. puelche is shrubland, at an altitude of .
Description Robust and medium-sized for its genus, L. puelche may attain snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost .
Diet L. puelche preys predominately on arthropods, but also eats some plant matter.
Reproduction L. puelche is oviparous.
References
Further reading Avila, Luciano Javier; Martinez, Lorena Elizabeth; Morando, Mariana (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238. Avila, Luciano Javier; Morando, Mariana; Perez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio; Sites, Jack W., Jr. (2007). "A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini) from southern Mendoza province Argentina". Zootaxa 1452: 43–54. (Liolaemus puelche, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish). Lobo, Fernando; Espinoza, Robert E.; Quinteros, Sebastian (2010). "A critical review and systematic discussion of recent classification proposals for liolaemid lizards". Zootaxa 2549: 1–30.