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Liolaemus calchaqui LOBO & KRETZSCHMAR, 1996

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Higher TaxaLiolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLiolaemus calchaqui LOBO & KRETZSCHMAR 1996
Liolaemus calchaques — ETHERIDGE (pers. comm.)
Liolaemus calchaqui — ABDALA & DIAZ GOMEZ 2006
Liolaemus calchaqui — RUIZ et al. 2021 
DistributionArgentina (Tucuman)

Type locality: Punta de Agua, Dpto Trancas.  
Reproductionoviparous. Harrington & Reeder 2016 discuss the phylogenetic position and the evolution of viviparity vs. oviparity. 
TypesHolotype: FML 3082 
Diagnosis 
CommentMember of the darwinii group of Liolaemus, defined by Etheridge (1993) 
EtymologyNamed after the indigenous nation that populated centuries ago, the region of the Santa María river valley and adjacent areas
(provinces of Catamarca, Tucumán and Salta). 
References
  • Abdala, C.S. 2005. Una nueva especie del género Liolaemus perteneciente al complejo darwinii (Iguania:Liolaemidae) de la provincia de Catamarca, Argentina. Revista Española de Herpetologia 19:5-17 - get paper here
  • Abdala, C.S. 2007. Phylogeny of the boulengeri group (Iguania: Liolaemidae, Liolaemus) based on morphological and molecular characters. Zootaxa 1538: 1-84 - get paper here
  • Abdala, C.S. & Diaz Gómez, J.M. 2006. A new species of the Liolaemus darwinii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Catamarca Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 1317: 21–33 - get paper here
  • ABDALA, CRISTIAN SIMÓN; ANDRÉS SEBASTIÁN QUINTEROS,, FEDERICO ARIAS, SABRINA PORTELLI & ANTONIO PALAVECINO 2011. A new species of the Liolaemus darwinii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from Salta Province, Argentina. Zootaxa 2968: 26–38 - 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
  • Harrington, S. and Reeder, T. W. 2016. Rate heterogeneity across Squamata, misleading ancestral state reconstruction, and the importance of proper null model specification. J. Evol. Biol., doi:10.1111/jeb.13004 - get paper here
  • Lobo F. Kretzschmar S. 1996. Description of a new species of Liolaemus (Iguania: Tropiduridae) from Tucuman Province, Argentina.[in Spanish]. Neotropica (LA PLATA) 42 9107-108): 33-40.
  • Ruiz, S., Quipildor, M., Ruiz-Monachesi, M. R., Escalante, L., Valdecantos, S., & Lobo, F. 2021. Diversification and geological history of the Liolaemus ornatus group (Squamata: Iguania) of Argentina including the recognition of a new species. Zoologischer Anzeiger - get paper here
 
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