A new species of <i>Liolaemus</i> of the <i>archeforus</i> group from the precordilleran valley of the Zeballos river, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (Reptilia, Tropiduridae)

A distint new species of <i>Liolaemus</i> endemic to the isolated tablelands south the glacial Lago Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, is described. It is a member of the Patagonian <i>L. archeforus</i> species group, in which it may be distinguished by its small s...

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Autores principales: Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María, Scolaro, José Alejandro
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1996
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/89333
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Sumario:A distint new species of <i>Liolaemus</i> endemic to the isolated tablelands south the glacial Lago Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, is described. It is a member of the Patagonian <i>L. archeforus</i> species group, in which it may be distinguished by its small size, exceptionally high number of scales at midbody, and a distinctive color pattern. <i>Liolaemus sarmientoi</i> and <i>L. gallardoi</i>, formerly recognized as subspecies of <i>L. archeforus</i>, and <i>L. baguali</i> and <i>L. somuncurae</i>, formerly recognized as subspecies of <i>L. kingii</i>, are elevated to full species.