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Liolaemus rabinoi (CEI, 1974)

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Higher TaxaLiolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Rabino's Tree Iguana 
SynonymCtenoblepharis rabinoi CEI 1974
Liolaemus rabinoi — CEI 1978
Liolaemus (Ortholaemus) rabinoi — LAURENT 1984: 370
Liolaemus rabinoi — ETHERIDGE 2000: 303
Liolaemus rabinoi — ABDALA et al. 2017 
DistributionArgentina (Mendoza)

Type locality: Argentina, Mendoza, Nihuil Dam, elevation 1800 m.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: IBAUNC 818-1 (Inst. Biol. Anim. Univ. de Cuyo) 
Diagnosis 
CommentConservation: Has not been seen since 1982 (fide ETHERIDGE 2000) and may therefore be in great danger of extinction. Belongs to the wiegmanni group of Liolaemus.

Abundance: Rare. This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. 
EtymologyNamed after M. Rabino, who collected the holotype (1972). 
References
  • Abdala, C. S., R. V. Semhan, A. Laspiur & J. L. Acosta 2017. Rediscovery of Liolaemus rabinoi (Iguania: Liolaemidae) after 35 years: redescription, biological and phylogenetic information, and conservation challenges. Salamandra 53 (1): 114-125 - get paper here
  • Anonymous 2017. Nach 35 Jahren wiederentdeckt: Liolaemus rabinoi. Terraria-Elaphe 2017 (6): 70 - get paper here
  • Avila, L.J.; Morando, M.; Perez, D.R. & Sites, J.W. 2009. A new species of Liolaemus from Añelo sand dunes, northern Patagonia, Neuquén, Argentina, and molecular phylogenetic relationships of the Liolaemus wiegmannii species group (Squamata, Iguania, Liolaemini). Zootaxa 2234: 39–55 - 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
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Cei, J. M. 1978. Homonota darwini macrocephala, n. subsp. del noroeste Argentino (Sauna, Gekkonidae). Publicaciones Ocasionales Instituto de Biologia Animal, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, (4) :1—4
  • Cei,J.M. 1974. Two new species of Ctenoblepharis (Reptilia: Iguanidae) from the arid environment of central Argentina (Mendoza Province). Journal of Herpetology 8 (1): 71-75 [erratum in J Herp 8 (4): 388] - get paper here
  • Cei,J.M.; Lanza,B. & Poggesi,M. 1975. On the morphology and taxonomy of Ctenoblepharis rabinoi and Liolaemus multimaculatus (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON) from central and eastern Argentina. Natura, Milano 66 (3-4): 101-113
  • Etheridge, R. 2000. A review of lizards of the Liolaemus wiegmannii group (Squamata, Iguania, Tropiduridae), and a history of morphological change in the sand-dwelling species. Herpetological Monographs 14: 293-352 - get paper here
  • Laurent,R.F. 1984. On some iguanid genera related to or previously confused with Liolaemus WIEGMANN. Journal of Herpetology 18 (4): 357-373 - get paper here
  • Lindken T.; Anderson, C. V., Ariano-Sánchez, D., Barki, G., Biggs, C., Bowles, P., Chaitanya, R., Cronin, D. T., Jähnig, S. C., Jeschke, J. M., Kennerley, R. J., Lacher, T. E. Jr., Luedtke, J. A., Liu, C., Long, B., Mallon, D., Martin, G. M., Meiri, 2024. What factors influence the rediscovery of lost tetrapod species? Global Change Biology, 30: 1-18 - get paper here
  • Verrastro, L.; Veronese, L.; Bujes, C. Martins Fias Filho, M. 2003. New species of Liolaemus from Southern Brazil (Iguania: Tropiduridae). Herpetologica 59 (1): 105-118 - get paper here
  • VERRASTRO, LAURA; RAÚL MANEYRO, CAROLINE M. DA SILVA, IRAIA FARIAS 2017. A new species of lizard of the L. wiegmannii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Uruguayan Savanna. Zootaxa 4294 (4): 443–461 - get paper here
  • Villamil, J., Avila, L.J., Morando, M., Sites, J.W. Jr., Leaché, A.D., Maneyro, R., Camargo, A. 2019. Coalescent-based species delimitation in the sand lizards of the Liolaemus wiegmannii complex (Squamata: Liolaemidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2019), doi: - get paper here
 
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