INVESTIGADORES
AVILA Luciano Javier
artículos
Título:
A new lizard species of the Liolaemus kingii group (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from northwestern Chubut province (Argentina)
Autor/es:
SANCHEZ, K.I.; MORANDO, M.; AVILA, L.J.
Revista:
ZOOTAXA
Editorial:
MAGNOLIA PRESS
Referencias:
Lugar: Auckland; Año: 2023 vol. 5264 p. 235 - 255
ISSN:
1175-5326
Resumen:
We describe Liolaemus attenboroughi sp. nov., a lizard distributed in the northwestern Patagonian Steppe of Chubut province (Argentina) previously confused with L. kingii (Bell 1843). Recent studies based on molecular evidence supported its evolutionary independence. Here we provide a morphological diagnosis of this lineage, comparisons between three molecular species delimitation methods, and an updated phylogeny of the L. kingii group. Based on current knowledge of its distribution, this new species is allopatric with respect to geographically close species of the L. kingii group.
