A new species of the Liolaemus alticolor-bibronii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from East-central Argentina
- Vega, Laura Estela
- Quinteros, Andres Sebastian
- Stellatelli, Oscar Aníbal
- Bellagamba, Patricio Juán
- Block, Carolina
- Madrid, Enrique Alberto
DOIAbstract
We describe a new species of Liolaemus of the L. alticolor-bibronii group of the subgenus Liolaemus sensu stricto. Westudied meristic, morphometric and qualitative pattern characters. Statistical tests were performed in order to evaluatemorphological differences among the candidate species and the most closely geographically distributed species.Molecular analyses of Cyt-b mitochondrial gene were performed in order to estimate the position of the new species in relation to other taxa. We also recorded natural history data such as habitat, behavior, reproductive state, diet, and body temperature. Liolaemus absconditus sp. nov. differs from other species of Liolaemus in presenting a distinct combination of morphological character states of lep...
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