On the identity of <i>Liolaemus nigromaculatus</i> Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania, Liolaemidae) and correction of its type locality

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dc.contributor.authorTroncoso-Palacios, Jaime
dc.contributor.authorGarin, Carlos F.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T00:04:09Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T00:04:09Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn the current study, we review the taxonomic status of Liolaemus nigromaculatus. Despite being the nominal species of the nigromaculatus group and being the second species of the genus Liolaemus that was described, this species is of uncertain type locality and its true identification is a matter of discussion. After carefully analyzing several digital pictures of the holotype (juvenile male), reviewing all of the literature concerning the issue, examining specimens of nearly all recognized species of the nigromaculatus group, and determining the locations visited by the specimen collector, we are able to point out the following: 1) L. nigromaculatus was collected between Puerto Viejo and Copiapo of the Atacama region in Chile, and not in Huasco 2) L. bisignatus is a nomen nudum, and populations attributed to L. bisignatus should be referred to as L. nigromaculatus. 3) There is agreement that L. copiapoensis is indistinguishable from populations currently referred to as L. bisignatus (= L. nigromaculatus), 4) Populations found in Huasco (currently considered the type locality of L. nigromaculatus) are very similar to those found in Caldera (currently considered L. bisignatus) and should be designated as L. nigromaculatus, and 5) L. oxycephalus and L. inconspicuus are not synonymous with L. nigromaculatus, although their true identities are difficult to determine. We also detail several characteristic based on the holotype of L. nigromaculatus, in addition to drawing diagnostic comparisons between this species and others belonging to the nigromaculatus group.
dc.description.funderCONYCIT-Chile Doctoral Fellowship
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/zookeys.194.4399
dc.identifier.eissn1313-2970
dc.identifier.issn1313-2989
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.194.4399
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/101785
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000317816300003
dc.issue.numero294
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final56
dc.pagina.inicio37
dc.revistaZookeys
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectLiolaemus
dc.subjectnigromaculatus
dc.subjectbisignatus
dc.subjectcopiapoensis
dc.subjectAtacama
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleOn the identity of <i>Liolaemus nigromaculatus</i> Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania, Liolaemidae) and correction of its type locality
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