Liolaemus robustus LAURENT, 1992

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Higher Taxa	Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Liolaemus robustus LAURENT 1992: 8 Liolaemus robustus — AGUILAR-PUNTRIANO et al. 2019
Distribution	Peru Type locality: “Junin, Dep.to. Junin”
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 34242/H, male; paratypes: FMNH, UMMZ, MCZ
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (n = 15). A species of the Liolaemus signifer group, differing from L. signifer by the lower number of scales around the body (47-61, instead of 66-82), the frontal azygous, generally divided in two parts, anterior and posterior, instead of divided into many scales (at least 3, generally 5-8, and even more), by a narrower frontal zone, bigger head, more robust general proportions, and by its characteristic color pattern with black spots or dots. (Laurent 1992) Additional details (6515 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
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Etymology	Named after Latin robustus = hard, firm, solid, strong, hardy, lusty, robust, referring to its “more robust general proportions”.
References	Aguilar, Cesar; Perry L. Wood Jr, Mark C. Belk, Mike H. Duff and Jack W. Sites Jr 2016. Different roads lead to Rome: Integrative taxonomic approaches lead to the discovery of two new lizard lineages in the Liolaemus montanus group (Squamata: Liolaemidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, DOI: 10.1111/bij.12890 - get paper here Aguilar-Puntriano, César, César Ramírez , Ernesto Castillo, Alejandro Mendoza, Victor J. Vargas and Jack W. Sites, Jr. 2019. Three New Lizard Species of the Liolaemus montanus Group from Perú. Diversity 11(9): 161 - get paper here Chaparro JC, Quiroz AJ, Mamani L, Gutiérrez RC, Condori P, De la Riva I, Herrera-Juárez G, Cerdeña J, Arapa LP, Abdala CS. 2020. An endemic new species of Andean lizard of the genus Liolaemus from southern Peru (Iguania: Liolaemidae) and its phylogenetic position. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(2) [General Section]: 47–63 (e238) Gutierrez, Roberto; Chaparro, Juan Carlos; Vásquez, Meylin Y.; Quiroz, Aarón Josue; Aguilar Kirigin, Álvaro; Abdala, Cristian Simon 2018. Descripción y relaciones filogenéticas de una nueva especie de Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) y notas sobre el grupo de L. montanus de Perú. Cuad. herpetol. 32 (2): 81-99 - get paper here Laurent R F 1992. On some overlooked species of the genus Liolaemus Wiegmann (Reptilia Tropiduridae) from Peru. Breviora (494): 1-33 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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