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Higher TaxaLiolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Climber lizard [agilis]
S: Lagarto trepador [agilis] 
SynonymPhymaturus spurcus BARBOUR 1921: 139
Phymaturus spurcus — LOBO & QUINTEROS 2005
Phymaturus excelsus LOBO & QUINTEROS 2005
Phymaturus spectabilis LOBO & QUINTEROS 2005
Phymaturus agilis SCOLARO, IBARGÜENGOYTÍA & PINCHEIRA-DONOSO 2008
Phymaturus agilis — SCROCCHI et al. 2010: 170
Phymaturus excelsus — SCROCCHI et al. 2010: 179
Phymaturus spurcus — SCROCCHI et al. 2010: 189
Phymaturus agilis — AVILA et al. 2011
Phymaturus spectabilis — PEREZ et al. 2011
Phymaturus agilis — AVILA et al. 2013
Phymaturus agilis — AVILA et al. 2014
Phymaturus agilis — SCOLARO et al. 2016
Phymaturus excelsus — BECKER et al. 2018 
DistributionArgentina (Río Negro).

Type locality: Huanuluan, Río Negro Province, Argentina (41° 22’ S, 69° 52’ W).

agilis: Argentina (Patagonia, Rio Negro); Type locality: rocky tableland (41º 25’ 40’’ S; 69º 45’ 07’’ W; 1030 m elevation), neighbour Provincial road 6 south of Ingeniero Jacobacci, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.

excelsus: Argentina (Rio Negro); Type locality: Ruta prov. 6, 1 km NW of Ojo de Agua, Dpto. Ñorquinco, Rio Negro, Argentina. 41°32’30”S; 69°51’33”W; 1141 m elevation.

spectabilis: Argentina (Rio Negro); Type locality: 28 km south of Ingeniero Jacobacci, Rio Negro province, Argentine (on Provintial Road 6) [41° 27’ S, 69° 46’ W]  
Reproductionovovivparous. As P. patagonicus is a facultative parthenogenetic species [Chiszar et al, HR 30: 98], P. spurcus and others in the group may be too. 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 14791, male; paratypes: MCZ
Holotype: MCN 1582. L. Avila & M. Morando, collectors [excelsus]
Holotype: MCN 1203. C. Abdala, F. Lobo, I. Martínez Oliver, and S. Quinteros, collectors [spectabilis]
Holotype: MLP.R. 5343, adult male. Collected by J.A. Scolaro and O.F. Tappari, 10 March 2006. [agilis] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (spurcus) in LOBO & QUINTEROS 2005. 
CommentSynonymy: Removed from synonymy of P. patagonicus by LOBO & QUINTEROS 2005. Phymaturus agilis is a brown color morph of P. spectabilis (fide Lobo et al. 2010). Becker et al. 2018 conclude that P. agilis, P. excelsus, P. spectabilis and P. spurcus compose a single highly structured species, effectively synonymizing them. This is supported by the observation that a large proportion of P. spectabilis females gave birth in captivity to P. agilis offspring, and vice versa (Becker et al. 2018).

Diet: herbivorous

This species belongs to the patagonicus group (fide LOBO et al. 2010) or the spurcus group (MORANDO et al. 2013).

The group sharing the same DNA bar codes formed by Phymaturus spurcus, Phymaturus spectabilis, Phymaturus excelsus, and Phymaturus agilis), are differentiated by low genetic distances which may be attributable to the presence of one species with high polymorphism (Corbalán et al. 2016).

Distribution: for a map of the spurcus group see MORANDA et al. 2013.

Sympatry: P. excelsus is syntopic with Phymaturus spurcus.

NCBI taxon ID: 1260052 [excelsus]
NCBI taxon ID: 1260052 [spectabilis] 
EtymologyNamed after the Latin “spurcus” for “dirty”, referring to its unicolor brown pattern.

Phymaturus excelsus is Latin for “distinguished”, which describes the peculiar and distinct pattern exhibited by these lizards.

The epithet spectabilis is Latin and means “notable, showy” in reference to the distinct pattern of dorsal occellations in this new species.

The specific name agilis refers to the ability of this lizard to climb and forage on large Lycium spp. (~ 2–3 m) shrubs, an unusual behaviour in the genus Phymaturus. 
References
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