Liolaemus atacamensis MÜLLER & HELLMICH, 1933
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Higher Taxa | Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Liolaemus nigromaculatus atacamensis MÜLLER & HELLMICH 1933: 129 Liolaemus nigromaculatus atacamensis — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 189 Liolaemus atacamensis — SIMONETTI & NÚÑEZ 1986 |
Distribution | Chile
Type locality: Atacama, NE Copiapó, Chile
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Reproduction | oviparous. |
Types | Syntypes: ZSM 180/1931/1-2 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Variation: this species is quite variable, see photos in TRONCOSO-PALACIOS & GARIN 2013 (Figure 7). |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
References |
- Demangel, Diego 2016. Reptiles en Chile. Fauna Nativa Ediciones, Santiago, 619 pp - get paper here
- Müller, L. & Hellmich, W. 1933. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Herpetofauna Chiles. VII. Der Rassenkreis der Liolaemus nigromaculatus. Zool. Anz. 103: 128-142
- Núñez, H. and A. Veloso 2001. Distribución geográfica de las especies de lagartos de la región de Antofagasta, Chile. Bol. Mus. Nac.Hist. Nat. 50: 109-120
- Panzera A, Leaché AD, D’Elía G, Victoriano PF. 2017. Phylogenomic analysis of the Chilean clade of Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) based on sequence capture data. PeerJ 5:e3941 - get paper here
- Reyes-Olivares, C., Hiriart, D. and Marambio-Alfaro, Y. 2020. Predation on Liolaemus atacamensis Muller and Hellmich, 1933 (Squamata, Liolaemidae) by Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838 (Squamata, Teiidae) in the Atacama Desert. Herpetology Notes 13: 267-269. - get paper here
- Simonetti & NÚÑEZ 1986. Sympatry and taxonomy of two lizards of the Liolaemus nigromaculatus group in Northern Chile. Journal of Herpetology 20 (3): 474-475 - get paper here
- Troncoso-Palacios J, Garin CF 2013. On the identity of Liolaemus nigromaculatus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania, Liolaemidae) and correction of its type locality. ZooKeys 294: 37–56 - get paper here
- Troncoso-Palacios, Jaime 2014. Nueva lista actualizada de los reptiles terrestres de la Región de Atacama, Chile. Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 1: 1-4 - get paper here
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