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Higher TaxaLiolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesLiolaemus pictus pictus (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1837)
Liolaemus pictus argentinus MÜLLER & HELLMICH 1939
Liolaemus pictus chiloeensis MÜLLER & HELLMICH 1939
Liolaemus pictus major BOULENGER 1885
Liolaemus pictus talcanensis URBINA & ZUÑIGA 1977
Liolaemus pictus codoceae PINCHEIRA-DONOSO & NUNEZ 2005 
Common NamesE: Painted Tree Iguana 
SynonymProctotretus pictus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1837: 276
Proctotretus Pictus — DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 269
Liolaemus pictus — GRAY 1845: 213
Liolaemus pictus — BOULENGER 1885: 151
Liolaemus cyanogaster brattstroemi DONOSO-BARROS 1961: 486
Liolaemus pictus — SCHULTE et al. 2000
Liolaemus brattstroemi — PINCHEIRA-DONOSO & NÚÑEZ 2005: 347
Liolaemus brattstroemi — LOBO et al. 2010
Liolaemus cyanogaster brattstroemi — RUIZ D EGAMBOA 2016
Liolaemus pictus — ESQUERRÉ et al. 2022

Liolaemus pictus pictus (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1837)
Chrysosaurus morio GAY 1848: 47
Proctotretus prasinus COPE 1868: 120
Liolaemus pictus pictus — BURT & BURT 1930: 17
Liolaemus pictus pictus — DONOSO-BARROS 1966: 215
Liolaemus pictus pictus — PETERS et al. 1970: 192

Liolaemus pictus argentinus MÜLLER & HELLMICH 1939
Liolaemus pictus argentinus — CEI 1984: 192
Liolaemus argentinus — LOBO et al. 2010
Liolaemus pictus argentinus — SCROCCHI et al. 2010
Liolaemus pictus argentinus — PEREZ et al. 2011
Liolaemus pictus argentinus — MINOLI et al. 2015

Liolaemus pictus chiloeensis MÜLLER & HELLMICH 1939
Liolaemus pictus chiloeensis — CEI 1984: 192
Liolaemus chiloeensis — LOBO et al. 2010

Liolaemus pictus major BOULENGER 1885: 152
Liolaemus pictus major — CEI 1984: 192
Liolaemus pictus codoceae PINCHEIRA-DONOSO & NUNEZ 2005 (nom. emend.)

Liolaemus pictus talcanensis URBINA & ZUÑIGA 1977
Liolaemus pictus talcanensis — CEI 1984: 192
Liolaemus talcanensis — LOBO et al. 2010 
DistributionS Chile, Argentina (incl. Rio Negro, Chubut)

Type locality: "Chili". Restricted type locality: "Valdivia".(Hellmich, Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Math. Naturwiss. Kl., 24: XXX)

argentinus: Argentina (Rio Negro)

talcanensis: Chile; Type locality: “extremo Norte del sector tendedor de la Isla Talcán, Chiloé, 42° 45’ S, 73° 00’ W),  
ReproductionVivparous 
TypesSyntypes: MNHN-RA 0619 (five specimens respectively MNHN-RA 0619, MNHN-RA 0619A, MNHN-RA 0619B, MNHN-RA 0619C and MNHN-RA 0619D), MNHN-RA 620, MNHN-RA 6845 (four specimens respectively MNHN-RA 6845, MNHN-RA 6845A, MNHN-RA 6845B and MNHN-RA 6845C), MNHN-RA 2500, ANSP 8201
Holotype: ZSM 138/1938, male [argentinus]
Holotype: MZLU (Lund University ? - not explicitly given) [brattstroemi]
Holotype: ZSM 194/1931, male [chiloeensis]
Holotype: MNHNC 4260 (= Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago de Chile, ex colección DBGUCH-1270), male, collected 30 Nov de 1987 by Luis Contreras & Juan Carlos Torres-Mura. Paratypes: MNHN [codoceae]
Syntypes: BMNH 76.10.2.8 (renumbered 1946.8.2.40), xxii.8bjk (renumbered 1946.9.8.47), donated by Mr. Cumings and Mr Bracconier [major]
Holotype: ANSP 22945; Chile [prasinus]
Holotype: MZUC R. 12540 M. ("Zool. I.C.B. 'O.W.G.' Universidad de Concepción, Chile") [talcanensis] 
Diagnosis 
CommentSubspecies: the current system of subspecies has not been supported by recent studies. Vera-Escalona et a. (2013) suggest to recognize only L. pictus (the Southern group) and L. septentrionalis (the Northern group).

Species group: LOBO (2001) suggests the following monophyletic species groups within Liolaemus: alticolor, altissimus, gravenhorstii, hellmichi, kriegi, leopardinus, monticola, nigromaculatus, nigroviridis, pictus and tenuis.

Types: The syntypes of L. p. major are probably assignable to Liolaemus elongatus from populations occurring in Patagonia (southern Argentina or adjacent Chile). However, the precise identity of the syntypes requires additional study and perhaps a type locality restriction or redefinition of L. elongatus, which is itself in a state of flux (ESPINOZA et al. 2011).

Synonymy: ESQUERRÉ et al. 2022 synonymized Liolaemus (cyanogaster) brattstroemi with L. pictus. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin pictus, painted, tinted, colored; adorned, decorated. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024)

L. p. argentinus was named after Argentina.

L. p. chiloeensis was named after Spanish Chiloe, island in Southern Chile, from Mapudungun chillwe, place of seagulls + Latin -ensis, belonging to a place. [“...

L. p. codoceae was named after Codoceo + Latin -ae, suffix indicating the genitive of feminine names and nouns. Honouring María Codoceo Rojas (1909-1998), Chilen herpetologist.

L. p. major was named after Latin major, large, great, big. [“...Much larger than the typical form…”].

L. p. talcanensis was named after Isla Talcán. 
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