Liolaemus basadrei VALLADARES-FAÚNDEZ, LEÓN, CHIPANA, NAVARRO GUZMÁN, IGNACIO-APAZA, MUSAJA, LANGSTROTH, AGUILAR-KIRIGIN, GUTIERREZ & ABDALA, 2021
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| Higher Taxa | Liolaemidae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Vineboa |
| Synonym | Liolaemus basadrei VALLADARES-FAÚNDEZ, LEÓN, CHIPANA, NAVARRO GUZMÁN, IGNACIO-APAZA, MUSAJA, LANGSTROTH, AGUILAR-KIRIGIN, GUTIERREZ & ABDALA 2021 |
| Distribution | Peru (Jorge Basadre) Type locality: east slope of an unnamed hill east of Locumba Valley, 17°44’38”S, 70°45’41”W; 897 m, Jorge Basadre Province, Tacna Region, Peru |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. HP20CBT, an adult male (Fig. 2A–B); collected on 25 January 2019, Pablo Franco, Pablo Valladares-Faúndez, Cesar Chipana, Marco Navarro and Javier Ignacio collectors. Allotype. HP21CBT, an adult female (Fig. 2C–D), from the east slope of an unnamed hill east of Locumba Valley, 17°45’21”S, 70°45’51”W; 761 m, Jorge Basadre Province, Tacna Region, Peru; collected on 25 January 2019, same collectors. Paratypes. Two adults: HP22CBT and HP23CBT, from the east slope of an unnamed hill east of Locumba Valley, one male and one female. From the high voltage tower to the Pan-American highway, on a steep slope (17°44’50”S, 70°46’06”W); 970 m, same collectors. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Liolaemus basadrei sp. nov. belongs to the L. montanus group (sensu Etheridge 1995; Abdala et al. 2020). This species differs from the species of the L. boulengeri group of the L. montanus group series by the absence of a patch of enlarged scales on the posterior thigh of the hind limb in the new species (Etheridge 1995; Abdala 2007). In relation to the L. montanus group, L. basadrei sp. nov. differs from L. andinus, L. annectens, L. cazianae, L. chlorostictus, L. dorbignyi, L. duellmani, L. eleodori, L. erguetae, L. erroneus, L. etheridgei, L. evaristoi, L. fabiani, L. famatinae, L. fittkaui, L. forsteri, L. foxi, L. gracielae, L. griseus, L. hajeki, L. halonastes, L. huacahuasicus, L. huayra, L. inti, L. islugensis, L. jamesi, L. juanortizi, L. lenzi, L. melanogaster, L. montanus, L. molinai, L. multicolor, L. nigriceps, L. orko, L. ortizi, L. pachecoi, L. pantherinus, L. patriciaiturrae, L. pleopholis, L. poecilochromus, L. polystictus, L. pulcherrimus, L. puritamensis, L. qalaywa, L. robertoi, L. robustus, L. rosenmanni, L. ruibali, L. schmidti, L. scrocchii, L. signifer, L. tajzara, L. thomasi, L. vallecurensis, L. victormoralesii, L. vulcanus, and L. williamsi by possessing isognathus jaws and tail shorter than Snout-Vent Length (SVL). Of the remaining species, L. basadrei sp. nov. are robust lizards (SVL = 88.2 mm) differing from L. andinus, L. anqapuka, L. audituvelatus, L. balagueri, L. cazianiae, L. chiribaya, L. duellmani, L. eleodori, L. erguetae, L. erroneus, L. etheridgei, L. evaristoi, L. fabiani, L. famatinae, L. fittkaui, L. foxi, L. gracielae, L. griseus, L. hajeki, L. halonastes, L. huacahuasicus, L. islugensis, L. molinai, L. montanus, L. multicolor, L. nazca, L. orko, L. omorfi, L. ortizi, L. pantherinus, L. poconchilensis, L. poecilochromus, L. porosus, L. pulcherrimus, L. reichei, L. robertoi, L. rosenmanni, L. ruibali, L. smidthi, L. stolzmanni, L. tajzara, L. thomasi, L. torresi, L. vallecurensis, and L. williamnsi which are smaller (SVL between 50–80 mm). The dorsal scales on the body are smooth and subimbricate in Liolaemus basadrei sp. nov., differing from species that have dorsal scales with an evident keel: L. aymararum, L. etheridgei, L. famatinae, L. fittkaui, L. griseus, L. huacahuaicus, L. montanus, L. orko, L. oritizi, L. polystictus, L. pulcherrimus, L. qalaywa, L. signifer, L. tajzara, L. thomasi, L. victormoralesi, and L. williamsi. Liolaemus insolitus is the most similar among these lizards to the new species, but it differs principally by the number of scales along the dorso-thoracic region (scales between occiput and anterior border of thigh, 63 in L. insolitus versus 86–89 in the new species), number of ventral scales (70–78 in L. insolitus versus 79–85 in the new species), and the dorsal pattern in L. insolitus has fewer dark red scales and more sky-blue scales. Phylogenetic results indicate that L. basadrei belongs to the clade of L. reichei (Abdala et al. 2020). L. basadrei sp. nov. differs from L. anqapuka, L. audituvelatus, L. balagueri, L. chiribaya, L. insolitus, L. nazca, L. poconchilensis, L. reichei, L. stolzmanni, and L. torresi because the latter have a smaller size (< 70 mm SVL) and the new species is over 88 mm. Liolaemus basadrei sp. nov. also differs from L. balagueri, L. chiribaya, L. insolitus, L. nazca, L. poconchilensis, L. reichei, and L. torresi by having a greater number of scales around the body (74–82 vs. < 72) and a greater number of dorsal scales on the body (84–92 vs. < 80). The number of ventral scales is greater than in L. balagueri, L. chiribaya, L. insolitus and L. nazca (79–85 vs. < 79). The presence of blue scales on the body also differentiates it from species that do not have them: L. audituvelatus, L. balagueri, L. nazca, L. reichei, and L. torresi. |
| Comment | Conservation: Valladares-Faundez et al. 2021 recommend to classify this species as Critically Endangered B2ab(iii); C2a(ii). |
| Etymology | Valladares-Faundez et al. 2021 dedicate this species to Jorge Basadre Grohmann (1903–1980), a distinguished Peruvian historian and native of Tacna who wrote important works on the culture and history of Peru. Currently the National University of Tacna bears his name, as does one of the regional provinces of southern Peru. |
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