Liolaemus tromen ABDALA, SEMHAN, MORENO AZOCAR, BONINO, PAZ & CRUZ, 2012
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Liolaemus tromen
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| Higher Taxa | Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Liolaemus tromen ABDALA, SEMHAN, MORENO AZOCAR, BONINO, PAZ & CRUZ 2012 Liolaemus hermannunezi — ABDALA & QUINTEROS 2007 Liolaemus hermannunezi — TULLI et al. 2009 |
| Distribution | Argentina (Neuquén) Type locality: Km 140 of provincial route 21.7 km North of Huecú, El Cholar departament, Neuquén Province, Argentina |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: FML 17735. C. Abdala, C. Robles and R. Juárez Cols. 21/I/2006. Paratypes.— FML 17731 – 734 and FML 17736: Same locality and date of the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Liolaemus tromen belongs to the L. melanops group. Within this group, the new species differenciates from L. boulengeri, L. donosobarrosi, L. goetschi, L. hermannunezi, L. inacayali, L. josei, L. loboi, L. martorii, L. melanops, L. puelche, L. rothi, L. sagei, L. senguer, L. tehuelche and L. telsen, because it shows a short antehu- meral band that is not longer than the superior line of forelimbs, absent in the above-mentioned species. It also dif- ferenciates from the species belonging to the L. telsen group (except for L. rothi and L. sagei), because L. tromen has a larger snout-vent length (SVL) of 82.5 mm versus the SVL in the species of L. telsen group (62.3 – 77.1 mm). It is different from Liolaemus mapuche by having four scales contacting mental scale (four to six in L. mapuche), by having a more expanded melanic ventral surface and by the absence of light blue scales on mid body and tail. It is different from L. cuyanus, because it is smaller (max SVL 82.5 mm, whereas L. cuyanus is 102 mm), four scales in contact with mental scale (six in L. cuyanus) and by a broader ventral melanism. The new species segregates from the Liolaemus fitzingerii group (L. fitzingerii, L. canqueli, L. casamiquelai, L. chehuachekenk, L. fitzingerii, L. morenoi and L. xanthoviridis), by its strong sexual dichromatism, absent in all species except for L. melanops. Moreover, it is also remarkably shorter in SVL (maximum SVL 82.5 mm in L. tromen vs. 88.4–110 mm in the other species), has a short antehumeral band, never wide or expanded and never going further than the superior line of the forelimbs. Liolaemus tromen is different from L. canqueli, L. casamique- lai, L. fitzingerii, and L. xanthoviridis because it shows evident pre and postscapular spots. Comparing it to L. melanops, L. tromen is differnt by lacking cephalic melanism, the presence of the mentioned pre and postscapular spots and males are never green in L. tromen. |
| Comment | Similar species: confused initially with Liolaemus hermannunezi, a mountain Chilean species. Group: member of the Liolaemus rothi complex. |
| Etymology | The species is named after the Tromen Volcano, Neuquén Province, Argentina. Tromen means “totora” or “cloudy or shady place” in the mapuche language. |
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