A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Iguanidae) from San Guillermo National Park, western Argentina

Monguillot, Julio C.; Cabrera, Mario Roberto; Acosta, Juan Carlos; Villavicencio, José Luis Espinoza

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1361.1.3

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“…Some differences from the altitudinal ranges provided by Pincheira-Donoso et al (2008a, b) are explained by the record of new localities at lower or higher elevations, obtained when these studies were already in press. , 49 (1982a); 50 Núñez et al (2000); 51 Ramírez-Pinilla (1991); 52 Halloy & Laurent (1988); 53 Cei & Péfaur (1982); 54 Donoso-Barros (1958b); 55 Navarro & Núñez (1993); 56 Ibargüengoytía & Cussac (1996); 57 Marcus & Laurent (1994); 58 Pereyra (1992); 59 Ibargüengoytía & Cussac (1998); 60 Ibargüengoytía (2005); 61 Núñez & Yáñez (1983), 62 (1984a); 63 Núñez et al (2003); 64 Valladares (2004); 65 Donoso-Barros (1958a); 66 ; 67 Abdala (2005a); 68 Lobo & Kretzschmar (1996); 69 Cruz & Ramírez-Pinilla (1996); 70 Monguillot et al (2006); 71 Abdala (2002); 82 ; 83 Avila et al (2003); 84 Verrastro et al (2003); 85 Etheridge & Espinoza (1997); 86…”

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A monographic catalogue on the systematics and phylogeny of the South American iguanian lizard family Liolaemidae (Squamata, Iguania)

Pincheira‐Donoso

Scolaro

Sura

2008

Zootaxa

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Iguanian lizards comprise two of the most species-rich vertebrate genera on Earth (Anolis and Liolaemus). Therefore, studies with the aim of understanding their diversity and phylogenetic relationships may have major significance for ecological and evolutionary research. However, difficulties are often associated with these diverse groups. For example, adaptive radiations may lead to the evolution of conspicuous patterns of intraspecific (interpopulational) variation in response to local environmental conditions, in the absence of real speciation events. This can lead to the taxonomic recognition of new species in the absence of true reproductive isolation. In addition, although diverse taxa are appropriate models to evaluate comparatively the effects of selection on ecological and life-history traits, it is often a major challenge to gather all the available information on the distribution of these characteristics across species. This necessitates the development of synthetic works. Here we present a monographic catalogue of the diversity and phylogenetic structure of the entire South American iguanian family Liolaemidae, based on previously published studies. We also provide a complete table to summarize the distribution by country, elevational range, diet and reproductive mode of each species for which this information is available. The Liolaemidae family currently consists of a total of 229 species and subspecies belonging to the genera Ctenoblepharys, Liolaemus and Phymaturus. Remarkably, the genus Liolaemus alone comprises 209 of these taxa, consisting of 200 species, five of them polytypic, and recognized on the basis of 14 subspecies. Liolaemus species occur in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, representing the widest range of environments occupied by a single lizard genus. In contrast, the genus Ctenoblepharys is monotypic (Ctenoblepharys adspersa) and endemic to Peru, while 19 species of Phymaturus are distributed in Argentina and Chile. In these lizards, plant consumption and viviparity are strikingly common. Among Liolaemus, dietary information was available for 153 taxa. We found that 76 are arthropofagous, 71 omnivorous and six strictly herbivorous. Reproductive information was gathered for 136 species of this genus: 73 are viviparous and 63 oviparous. In Phymaturus, all species are viviparous and dietary information for 17 species revealed that 16 are herbivorous and only one omnivorous. Ctenoblepharys adspersa is arthropofagous and oviparous. As previously supported both theoretically and empirically, plant consumption and viviparity are associated with high latitudes and elevations. Finally, we suggest that the recently proposed species Phymaturus dorsimaculatus Lobo & Quinteros is conspecific to P. vociferator Pincheira-Donoso, from which the former taxon does not differ in morphology, coloration, patterns of sexual dimorphism or geographical distribution.

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A monographic catalogue on the systematics and phylogeny of the South American iguanian lizard family Liolaemidae (Squamata, Iguania)

Pincheira‐Donoso

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Sura

2008

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“…This genus is characterized by a rapid rate of discovery of new species (see recent examples in Avila et al . 2004, 2008; Abdala 2005; Abdala & Lobo 2006; Cabrera & Monguillot 2006; Monguillot et al . 2006; Vega et al .…”

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“…However, monophyly is supported by Morando (2004), Cruz et al . (2005) and Abdala (2007), and the darwinii group includes 18 species, most of them described in the 1990s and four recently described (Abdala & Diaz Gomez 2006; Abdala & Lobo 2006; Cabrera & Monguillot 2006; Monguillot et al . 2006).…”

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Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations of Liolaemus koslowskyi (Squamata, Liolaemini)

Morando¹,

Ávila²,

Turner³

et al. 2008

Zoologica Scripta

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Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations of Liolaemus koslowskyi (Squamata, Liolaemini). -Zoologica Scripta , 37 , 603-618. The lizard genus Liolaemus is endemic to temperate South America and includes approximately 200 species. Liolaemus koslowskyi occurs in north-western Argentina, where it is confined to a system of interior basins and valleys. This topographically complex region is now viewed as different enough that it has been suggested for recognition as a separate zoogeographical region: The Monte Desert of Mountains and Isolated Valleys. Here we use the mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data to investigate the phylogeographical pattern of L. koslowskyi and its relationships with other species of the darwinii group. Liolaemus koslowskyi is monophyletic with respect to all the species of the darwinii group included in this analysis. Three main clades were recovered within L. koslowskyi and we hypothesized that at least one of these, which shows 7% genetic divergence, is a candidate species. We discuss the phylogeographical patterns in association with the geological history of the region. The highly structured L. koslowskyi clade suggests that it has a relatively ancient history in a topographically rich, terrestrial archipelago of habitat and tectonic islands that are themselves relictual mountains and valleys.

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

Abdala¹,

Quinteros²,

ARIAS³

et al. 2011

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We describe a new species of the iguanian genus Liolaemus of Northwestern Argentina in Salta Province. This new lizard is a member of the L. boulengeri group, and within this group it is a member of the L. darwinii subgroup. With the addition of the species described here, the L. darwinii group now contains 19 species. Like most of the members of this group, the new taxon exhibits sexual dichromatism, showing a unique color pattern in males and females. The color pattern is characterized by the presence of a pre-scapular spot and lateral black stripes, unique within the L. darwinii group. Liolaemus diaguita sp nov inhabits a region where bushes are the predominant vegetation, in Quebrada de Las Conchas, in Guachipas Department, Salta Province, which has an elevation between 1200–2500 m.

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A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Iguanidae) from San Guillermo National Park, western Argentina

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

A monographic catalogue on the systematics and phylogeny of the South American iguanian lizard family Liolaemidae (Squamata, Iguania)

A monographic catalogue on the systematics and phylogeny of the South American iguanian lizard family Liolaemidae (Squamata, Iguania)

Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations of Liolaemus koslowskyi (Squamata, Liolaemini)

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

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