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Liolaemus saxatilis AVILA, CEI, MARTORI & ACOSTA, 1992

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Higher TaxaLiolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLiolaemus saxitilis AVILA, CEI, MARTORI & ACOSTA 1992
Liolaemus saxatilis — CEI 1993
Liolaemus saxitilis — ETHERIDGE 1995
Liolaemus saxatilis — AVILA et al. 2021 
DistributionArgentina (Sierra de Comechingones, Cordoba province, La Rioja)

Type locality: In uplifted rocks 5 km W of Achiras town (33°00’ S, 64°51’ W), Rio Cuarto Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: FML 2530 (Fundación Miguel Lillo) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (5146 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentBelongs to the Liolaemus bibroni group. 
EtymologyFrom the Latin saxatilis (among rocks), relating to the habitat preference. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
References
  • Avila L J. CEI J M. MARTORI R A. ACOSTA J C. 1992. A new species of Liolaemus of the bibroni group from granitic ravines of Achiras Sierra de Comechingones, Cordoba Argentina (Reptilia: Tropiduridae). Boll. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino 10 (1): 101-111.
  • Avila, L. J., J. W. Priotto, and M. Morando. 1997. Geographic distribution. Liolaemus saxatilis. Herpetological Review 28 (2): 96 - get paper here
  • Avila, Luciano J. 1995. Nuevas localidades para Liolaemus saxatilis y comentarios sobre su distribución. Facena 11: 105-108 - get paper here
  • AVILA, LUCIANO JAVIER; LORENA ELIZABETH MARTINEZ & MARIANA MORANDO 2013. Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update. Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238 - get paper here
  • Avila, Luciano Javier; Martín Miguel Femenías, Cristian Hernán Fulvio Pérez, Mariana Morando 2021. Nuevas especies de Liolaemus para la herpetofauna de la provincia de La Rioja, Argentina. Cuadernos de Herpetología 35 (S1): 223-228
  • Fernández, M. G.; Cristian S. Abdala, Mario R. Ruiz -Monachesi, Romina V. Semham, A. Sebastián<br>Quinteros 2021. Redescription of Liolaemus robertmertensi, Hellmich 1964 (Iguania: Liolaemidae) with description of a new species. Cuadernos de Herpetología 35 (S1): 65-78 - get paper here
  • Quinteros, Andrés Sebastián 2012. Taxonomy of the Liolaemus alticolor–bibronii Group (Iguania: Liolaemidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species. Herpetologica 68 (1): 100-120 - get paper here
  • QUINTEROS, ANDRÉS SEBASTIÁN 2013. A morphology-based phylogeny of the Liolaemus alticolor–bibronii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae). Zootaxa 3670: 1-32 - get paper here
  • VEGA, LAURA ESTELA; ANDRÉS SEBASTIÁN QUINTEROS, OSCAR ANÍBAL STELLATELLI, PATRICIO JUAN BELLAGAMBA, CAROLINA BLOCK, ENRIQUE ALBERTO MADRID 2018. A new species of the Liolaemus alticolor-bibronii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from East-central Argentina. Zootaxa 4379 (4):539-555 - get paper here
 
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