| Higher Taxa | Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | |
| Synonym | Liolaemus kingi somuncurae CEI & SCOLARO 1981
Liolaemus somuncurae — CEI & SCOLARO 1996
Liolaemus (Eulaemus) somuncurae — SCHULTE et al. 2000
Liolaemus uptoni SCOLARO & CEI 2006
Liolaemus somuncurae — SCROCCHI et al. 2010: 156
Liolaemus somuncurae — SÁNCHEZ et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | Argentina (Meseta de Somuncura, Rio Negro, Chubut)
Type locality: "Meseta de Somuncurá, near Lago Raimundo, 1400 m elevation, Rio Negro Province, Argentina".
uptoni: Argentina (Patagonia: Chubut), elevation 800 m; Type locality: in open steppe zone with abundance of sandy eolic deposits; Bajada del Buey (42º23'46" S; 68º57'56" W; 815 m asl), west of Pampa de Sacanana, Provincial Road 4, Km 360, Chubut Province, Argentina.
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| Reproduction | Vivparous |
| Types | Holotype: MZUF No. 23821.
Holotype: MACN 38742, adult male. Collected by J.A. Scolaro and J.A. Upton, 10 April 1997. Paratypes: MACN-38743, adult male; MACN-38744, adult female, MACN-38745, adult female [uptoni] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (uptoni): Liolaemus uptoni differs from other Liolaemus species for its coloration and lepidosis, being close to Liolaemus somuncurae belonging to kingii group. Its lepidosis shows a dorsal pattern of paravertebral lighter scales, notoriously keeled and larger than in L. somuncurae. The black parietal pileus is more accentuated. Ventral melanism is moderate, with a reticulate pattern of spots and pigment blots more expanded and confluent on a medial line, and semicircular black bands over the cloacal region. Hindlimbs are long, reaching the antehumeral region in females but exceeding it in males: a character which does not occur in L. somuncurae. (Scolaro & Cei 2006). |
| Comment | Group: kingii group.
Distribution: not in Chile (S Patagonia) (D. Pincheira-Donoso, pers. comm., 23 May 2017).
Synonymy: SÁNCHEZ et al. 2024 synonymized L. uptoni with L. somuncurae.
Habitat: Liolaemus uptoni was found under isolated bushes present on sandy grounds and eroded slopes at Bajada del Buey, and west of Pampa de Sacanana, Chubut.
NCBI taxID: 971284 [uptoni] |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality.
L. uptoni was named after a late friend and collaborator of the authors, Jorge Arturo Upton. |
| References |
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