The missing leopard lizard: <i>Liolaemus ubaghsi</i> sp nov., a new species of the <i>leopardinus</i> clade (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Andes of the O'Higgins Region in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorEsquerre, Damien
dc.contributor.authorTroncoso-Palacios, Jaime
dc.contributor.authorGarin, Carlos F.
dc.contributor.authorNunez, Herman
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T21:45:03Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T21:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractLiolaemus is an extremely species rich genus of iguanid lizards from southern South America. Most of the diversity though is found in the Andes Cordillera, between Argentina and Chile. Here we describe Liolaemus ubaghsi sp. nov., from El Teniente Mine, in the Andean mountains of the O'Higgins Region in Chile. This species presents scalation and pattern traits that belong to the leopardinus clade, a group of viviparous, high altitude lizards that inhabit the mountain ranges surrounding Santiago City. The species of this clade in turn belong to the Andean and Patagonian elongatus-kriegi complex. Liolaemus ubaghsi sp. nov. has been previously recognized as L. leopardinus and L. elongatus, nevertheless we present diagnostic traits that allow us to describe it as a new species. It mainly differs from the rest of the leopardinus clade (L. leopardinus, L. ramonensis, L. valdesianus and L. frassinettii) by having the following unique combination of traits: ochre background coloration, a wide dark occipital stripe, dark flanks, white dots dispersed on the dorsum, absence of leopard-like spots and enlarged infralabial scales.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1175-5334
dc.identifier.issn1175-5326
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/101704
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000337225200003
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final525
dc.pagina.inicio507
dc.revistaZootaxa
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectL. elongatus
dc.subjectleopardinus group
dc.subjectSewell
dc.subjectEl Teniente
dc.subjectAndes
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleThe missing leopard lizard: <i>Liolaemus ubaghsi</i> sp nov., a new species of the <i>leopardinus</i> clade (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Andes of the O'Higgins Region in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen3815
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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