A monographic catalogue on the systematics and phylogeny of the South American iguanian lizard family Liolaemidae (Squamata, Iguania)
Author
Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel
Author
Scolaro, J. Alejandro
Author
Sura, Piotr
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-06-16
1800
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85
journal article
86426
10.5281/zenodo.6789337
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6789337
Liolaemus chillanensis
Müller & Hellmich
Liolaemus monticola chillanensis
Müller & Hellmich 1932c: 183
.
Content:
Two subspecies restricted to central-southern and southern
Chile
. In a recent study, PincheiraDonoso & Núñez (2005) recognized these two taxa as geographical populations of
Liolaemus chillanensis
, providing full species category to
L. monticola
. In the same work,
Pincheira-Donoso & Núñez (2005)
suggested that
L. chillanensis chillanensis
and
L. chillanensis villaricensis
might be a single taxon (
L. chillanensis
) with no clear limits to be considered formal subspecies. Both populations not only exhibit substantial overlap of phenotypic traits, but also appear to have continuous geographical ranges. Therefore, their status need to be studied in more detail in order to determine their, if any, phylogenetic boundaries (see also
Pincheira-Donoso 2003b
).