Liolaemus erroneus (NÚÑEZ & YÁÑEZ, 1983)
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Liolaemus erroneus
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| Higher Taxa | Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | S: Dragon grande |
| Synonym | Ctenoblepharis erroneus NÚÑEZ & YÁÑEZ 1983 Liolaemus (Eulaemus) islugensis erguetae LAURENT 1995: 2 Liolaemus erroneus — NÚÑEZ & VELOSO 2001 Liolaemus molinai VALLADARES, ETHERIDGE, SCHULTE, MANRIQUEZ & SPOTORNO 2002 Phrynosaura erroneus — RAMIREZ LEYTON & PINCHEIRA-DONOSO 2005 Liolaemus (Eulaemus) erguetae — RAMIREZ LEYTON & PINCHEIRA-DONOSO 2005 Liolaemus (Eulaemus) erguetae — PINCHEIRA-DONOSO & NÚÑEZ 2005: 157 Liolaemus erguetae — LANGSTROTH 2005 Liolaemus erguetae — RAMIREZ LEYTON 2009 Liolaemus erronea — RAMIREZ LEYTON 2009 Liolaemus erroneous — LOBO et al. 2010 (in error) Liolaemus erroneus — LANGSTROTH 2021 |
| Distribution | N Chile Type locality: “una faja a 50-70 km al este de San Pedro de Atacama (22° 55’ S; 68°12’ W)” (in error fide D. Pincheira-Donoso, pers. comm. 26 May 2017; the correct locality is 23° 19’ 18.6’’ S, 67° 48’ 30.0’’ W). molinai: N Chile; Type locality: Farellones de Tara, Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile. erguetae (invalid): N Chile, SW Bolivia (Chilean altiplano between 22° S and 22° 25’ S, in Bolivia near the Chilean border, Potosi); Type locality: “Laguna Colorado (22 ̊17’ S, 67 ̊ 47’W)". |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MZUC 2063 (Mus. Zool. Univ. Nac. Concepción); neotype: FML 1192 (fide Langstroth 2021). Holotype: MNHN-RA 3174 [molinai] Holotype: CBF 1293 (Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. La Paz, Coll. Boliv. Faun.) [erguetae] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (molinai): Within the montanus group, the new species differs from the boulengeri group in lacking a patch of enlarged scales on the posterior thigh. It differs from the remaining species of the montanus group in having a high number of small, smooth, rounded dorsal body scale and differentiated head scales. From those species with similar pattern of squamation, the new species can be differentiated by its moderate size, tail shorter than snout - vent length, and distinctive color pattern. Additional details (2441 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Status unclear. Known from a single specimen which is in very bad condition, hence its validity remains unclear (D. Pincheira-Donoso, pers. comm., 23 May 2017). Not listed as valid member of Chilean Liolaemus by Demangel 2016. Distribution: see map in Langstroth 2021: 124 (Fig. 6). Habitat: It has psammophilus habits and it occurs over 4,000 m of elevation. Synonymy: PINCHEIRA-DONOSO & NÚÑEZ 2005 and PINCHEIRA-DONOSO et al. 2008 considered L. molinai as a synonym of L. schmidti, a decision that is rejected by LOBO et al. 2010. Langstroth-Plotkin 2021 synonymized L. molinai and L. erguetae with L. erroneus. L. erroneus has been considered as a synonym of Liolaemus andinus by some authors (see www.mma.gob.cl). Etymology: L. molinai was named after the first Chilean naturalist, Abate Juan Ignacio Molina, who wrote the first and one of the most important natural science works in Chile. This work has been recognized and valued to this day, despite errors in the identification of some species. Etymology: L. erguetae was named after Patricia Ergueta S. RDB-speciesID: 15685 [molinai] RDB-speciesID: 15619 [erguetae] NCBI taxonID: 166936 [molinai] |
| Etymology | Named after Latin erroneus, wrong, erroneous. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) |
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