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Liolaemus magellanicus (HOMBRON & JACQUINOT, 1853)

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Higher TaxaLiolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Magellan's Tree Iguana 
SynonymProctotrète magellaniques HOMBRON & JACQUINOT 1842: plate 2 (invalid)
Liolaemus magellanicus GAY 1848: 46 (nom. nud.)
Proctotretus magellanicus HOMBRON & JACQUINOT 1853
Liolaemus magellanicus — BOULENGER 1885: 80
Liolaemus magellanicus — BOULENGER 1885: 148
Liolaemus (Saccodeira) proximus WERNER 1904
Saccodeira arenaria WERNER 1910: 26 (fide DONOSO-BARROS 1970)
Liolaemus magellanicus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 185
Liolaemus (Eulaemus) magellanicus — SCHULTE et al. 2000
Liolaemus (Liolaemus) magellanicus — PINCHEIRA-DONOSO & NÚÑEZ 2005: 298 
DistributionChile, Argentina (Patagonia, S Santa Cruz)

Type locality: "Havre Pacquet, Estrecho de Magalïanes".  
ReproductionVivparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 6866
Holotype: lost, was ZMH [arenaria] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (39 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy after PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970. Liolaemus hatcheri STEJNEGER 1909 has been removed from synonymy of L. magellanicus by ETHERIDGE 1998.

Publication date: HOMBRON & JACQUINOT has been published in parts from 1846-1853 (Sherborn & Woodward 1901). However, the text for reptiles was published in 1853 (Clark & Crosnier 2000: 415) but the plate with a drawing of the species was already published on plate 2 of the Atlas in 1842 (Clark & Crosnier 2000: 430). The latter is invalid as it only had a vernacular name, hence the publication date for L. magellanicus should be 1853. Gay 1848 had the first latinized name and textual description but he credited the species to Hombron & Jacquinot 1842: plate 2.

Distribution: this is the southernmost lizard in the world (Jaksic 2022).

Group: magellanicus group. 
EtymologyNamed after the Straits of Magellan. 
References
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