TY - JOUR
T1 - An endemic and endangered new species of the lizard liolaemus montanus group from southwestern peru (Iguania
T2 - Liolaemidae), with a key for the species of the l. reichei clade
AU - Quiroz, Aarón J.
AU - Huamaní-Valderrama, Ling
AU - Gutiérrez, Roberto C.
AU - Aguilar-Kirigin, Álvaro J.
AU - López-Tejeda, Evaristo
AU - Lazo Rivera, Ana Liliana
AU - Huanca-Mamani, Wilson
AU - Valladares-Faúndez, Pablo
AU - Morrone, Juan J.
AU - Cerdeña, José
AU - Chaparro, Juan C.
AU - Abdala, Cristian S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The southwestern Andes of Peru harbor a hidden taxonomic diversity of reptiles. We describe a new species of Liolaemus Wiegmann (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from xerophytic environments of the southwestern slopes of the Andes of Peru, 2,400– 2,900 m asl. The new species, previously considered to be a population of L. insolitus Cei, exhibits unique diagnostic characters of morphology, scalation and color pattern, and molecular evidence that suggest that it belongs in the Liolaemus montanus species group and the L. reichei clade. Moreover, the species is endemic to the eastern slopes of La Caldera batholith in the Department of Arequipa, southern Peru. We also provide information on the conservation status of the species and suggest it be included in the IUCN red list of the threatened species as endangered (EN). A key for the species of the L. reichei clade is provided.
AB - The southwestern Andes of Peru harbor a hidden taxonomic diversity of reptiles. We describe a new species of Liolaemus Wiegmann (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from xerophytic environments of the southwestern slopes of the Andes of Peru, 2,400– 2,900 m asl. The new species, previously considered to be a population of L. insolitus Cei, exhibits unique diagnostic characters of morphology, scalation and color pattern, and molecular evidence that suggest that it belongs in the Liolaemus montanus species group and the L. reichei clade. Moreover, the species is endemic to the eastern slopes of La Caldera batholith in the Department of Arequipa, southern Peru. We also provide information on the conservation status of the species and suggest it be included in the IUCN red list of the threatened species as endangered (EN). A key for the species of the L. reichei clade is provided.
KW - Arequipa
KW - L. insolitus
KW - Lizards
KW - Phylogeny
KW - Taxonomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85110407216&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.6620/ZS.2021.60-23
DO - 10.6620/ZS.2021.60-23
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 34853613
AN - SCOPUS:85110407216
VL - 60
JO - Zoological Studies
JF - Zoological Studies
SN - 1021-5506
M1 - 23
ER -