Zootaxa2011,Issue(2789) :14.

A new species of Liolaemus of the Liolaemus montanus section (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Northwestern Argentina

CRISTIAN SIMON ABDALA ANDRES SEBASTIAN QUINTEROS
Zootaxa2011,Issue(2789) :14.

A new species of Liolaemus of the Liolaemus montanus section (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Northwestern Argentina

CRISTIAN SIMON ABDALA 1ANDRES SEBASTIAN QUINTEROS2
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作者信息

  • 1. Instituto de Herpetologia, Fundacion Miguel Lillo, CONICET and Cdtedra de la REHM, Facultad deCiencias Naturales and IML, Miguel Lillo 251, Tucumdn 4000, Argentina
  • 2. Cdtedra de Anatomia Comparada andIBIGEO-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, UniversidadNational de Salta, Avenida Bolivia 5150, Salta 4400, Argentina
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Abstract

We provide evidence for a new species of Liolaemus, which can be included in the L. dorbignyi group within the montanus series. Liolaemus vulcanus sp. nov. was previously confused with L. dorbignyi, but it exhibits states of character which allow us to differentiate the two taxa. The main differences with L. dorbignyi are in the color pattern and in the dorsal scales. Liolaemus vulcanus sp. nov. is saxicolous and it inhabits in rocky hills in the Puna regions of Northwestern Argentina. It is distributed in localities in Antofagasta de la Sierra department in Catamarca Province, Argentina .

Key words

Liolaemus/montanus series/new species/Northwestern Argentina/Puna highlands

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出版年

2011
Zootaxa

Zootaxa

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ISSN:1175-5326
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