Nomenclature and taxonomic status of the lizards listed by Philippi (1860) (Squamata: Liolaemidae, Teiidae and Tropiduridae)
In 1860 Rudolph Amandus [Rodolfo Amando] Philippi published the book “Reise durch die Wueste Atacama auf Befehl der chilenischen Regierung im Sommer 1853–54”, a wonderful work of natural history, which was for a long time the most comprehensive source of geographic, cultural, botanic and zoological...
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/116362 |
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| Sumario: | In 1860 Rudolph Amandus [Rodolfo Amando] Philippi published the book “Reise durch die Wueste Atacama auf Befehl der chilenischen Regierung im Sommer 1853–54”, a wonderful work of natural history, which was for a long time the most comprehensive source of geographic, cultural, botanic and zoological information on the Atacama Desert of Chile (currently Atacama and Antofagasta regions). In this book, Philippi listed several species of lizards, and described five new species. However, the taxonomic identities of several of these species still remain to be clarified. Here we provide comments on these species and show that not all of Philippi`s (1860) type specimens were collected in Atacama Desert as has long been thought. We desig-nate lectotypes for <i>Proctotretus pallidus</i> and <i>P. melanopleurus</i>; and confirm that <i>P. modestus</i> is a junior synonym of <i>L. bellii</i> and that <i>P. pallidus</i> is a junior synonym of <i>L. nigromaculatus</i>. In the case of <i>P. marmoratus</i>, since it is a secondary homonym of <i>L. marmoratus Gravenhorst</i>, 1838, we consider it an invalid name. |
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