A new species of the Liolaemus darwinii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Catamarca Province, Argentina.

ABDALA CRISTIAN SIMÓN Y JUAN MANUEL DÍAZ GÓMEZ

ZOOTAXA

Año: 2006 vol. 1317 p. 21 - 33

1175-5334

We provide the description for a new species from Catamarca province, Argentina that belongs tothe Liolaemus darwinii group. The new species was previously considered as a population of L.ornatus, but it can be distinguished from that species mainly because of differences on colorationpattern, and its geographic distribution, which is disjunct from the populations of L. ornatus. Thenew species is characterized for having males with a dorsal background coloration of light brown toferrous red, the head darker than the rest of the body, paravertebral markings rounded and never incontact, dorsolateral strips lightly marked, small dark brown spots on the throat, and a belly that iswhite or light red.