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    A new species of liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) of the alticolor group from La Paz, Bolivia

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    We describe a new species of Liolaemus, belonging to the alticolor group, that was previously confused with L. walkeri. The new species inhabits the inter-Andean dry valleys at two localities in the department of La Paz (Ananta and Jupapina), Bolivia. We compared the new species with 11 morphologically similar taxa classified as part of the alticolor group. Our comparisons were based on external morphology and included lepidosis, morphometry, meristic characters, and color patterns. Liolaemus sp. nov. differs from other species of the same group by unique dorsal coloration and lepidosis characteristics. 漏 2012 by The Herpetologists League, Inc.Fil: Ocampo Ballivian, Mauricio. Universidad Mayor de San Andr茅s; BoliviaFil: Aguilar Kirigin, 脕lvaro J.. Universidad Mayor de San Andr茅s; BoliviaFil: Quinteros, Andres Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Museo de Ciencias Naturales. Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA; Argentin

    Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new species of Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) and notes on the L. montanus group of Peru

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    A new lizard species of the Liolaemus montanus group endemic of the Andes western slope, Huaytar谩 Province, Huancavelica, Peru is described. This new species of Liolaemus is of medium size (maximum SVL 70.1 mm) and is characterized by presenting a unique color standard in males, where several light-blue scales on the back and side of the body are prominent, and the abdomen is of an intense yellow. Also, the scales of the back and sides of the body are sub-imbricated, with a slight keel and its shape is rounded to triangular. While females, as well as males exhibit pre-cloacal pores. The combination of several states of morphological, morphometric and flake characters and their color standard clearly differentiate these new taxa of the other Liolaemus species, especially of the members of the L. montanus group described for the center and south of Peru. Also, in this study, we present a revision of the taxonomic status and distribution of species of the L. montanus group described or cited for Peru.Se describe una nueva especie de lagartija del grupo de Liolaemus montanus, end茅mico de la vertiente occidental de los Andes, en la provincia de Huaytar谩, departamento de Huancavelica, Per煤. Esta nueva especie de Liolaemus, es de tama帽o medio (m谩ximo LHC 70,1 mm), se caracteriza por presentar un patr贸n de coloraci贸n 煤nico en los machos, donde numerosas escamas celestes se destacan sobre el dorso del cuerpo y el vientre es de color amarillo intenso. Adem谩s tiene las escamas del dorso y lados del cuerpo subimbricadas, con quilla leve y de forma redondeada a triangular. Tanto machos como hembras tienen poros precloacales. La combinaci贸n de varios estados de caracteres morfol贸gicos, morfom茅tricos, de escamaci贸n, y en el patr贸n de coloraci贸n, diferencian claramente este nuevo tax贸n de las dem谩s especies de Liolaemus, especialmente de los integrantes del grupo de L. montanus descritos para el centro y sur del Per煤. Asimismo, en este trabajo, presentamos una revisi贸n del estado taxon贸mico y distribuci贸n de las especies del grupo de L. montanus descritas o citadas para Per煤.Asociaci贸n Herpetol贸gica Argentin

    A New Species of Liolaemus

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