IBIGEO 22622
INSTITUTO DE BIO Y GEOCIENCIAS DEL NOA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
A New Species of Liolaemus of the Liolaemus alticolor-bibronii Group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Mendoza, Argentina
Autor/es:
ABDALA C. S., S. QUINTEROS Y R. SEMHAN
Revista:
South American Journal of Herpetology
Editorial:
Brazilian Society of Herpetology
Referencias:
Año: 2015 vol. 10 p. 104 - 115
ISSN:
1808-9798
Resumen:
We describe a new species of Liolaemus of the L. alticolor-bibronii group of the subgenus Liolaemus sensu stricto. Liolaemus bibroniihas a large geographic distribution; however, preliminary studies suggest that it comprises a species complex. The new species is pheneticallysimilar to L. bibronii and was confused with this taxon for many years. Nevertheless, the new species presents a combination of characterstates that clearly differentiate it. Also, the new taxon is distributed far from L. bibronii type locality (ca. 1,600 km). It differs from other speciesof Liolaemus in presenting a unique color pattern and a combination of morphological character states from lepidosis and morphometry.The new species inhabits pre-Andean localities in Uspallata, Las Heras department, northwest Mendoza Province, and is an insectivorousand oviparous species. With the description of this new taxon, the number of species of the L. alticolor-bibronii group rises to 30, but manypopulations still remain undescribed.
