Liolaemus chehuachekenk

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species: Liolaemus chehuachekenk

Name

Liolaemus chehuachekenk Ávila, Morando & Sites, 2008

Type locality: Southwest slope of Calcatapul Mountains, Ruta Provincial 13, 8 km north of El Molle (42°10′S, 69°32′W, 900 m), Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, Argentina.

Holotype: MLP.S 2535, male, southwest slope of Calcatapul Mountains, Ruta Provincial 13, 8 km north of El Molle (42°10′S, 69°32′W, 900 m), Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, collected by L. J. Avila and C. H. F. Perez, 3 February 2003. Paratypes: MLP.S 2536, FML 1105–6, BYU 48202–3, same data as the holotype. LJAMM 5926–32, Ruta Provincial 13, 10 km north of El Molle (42°08′S, 69°32′W, 986 m), Cushamen Department, Chubut Province, collected by L. J. Avila and N. Frutos, 28 September 2004. LJAMM 5936–39, Ruta Provincial 50, 10 km north of El Escorial (43°00′S, 68°34′W, 817 m), Gastre Department, Chubut Province, collected by L. J. Avila and N. Frutos, 28 September 2004. LJAMM 5961–65, Ruta Provincial 49, 30 km south of Gastre (42°31′S, 69°12′W, 918 m), Gastre Department, Chubut Province, collected by L. J. Avila and N. Frutos, 28 September 2004.

Etymology: The specific name chehuachekenk comes from "Chehuache-Kenk", the name of one of the main subgroups of the Tehuelches aboriginal people that inhabited western Chubut, Rio Negro, and southern Neuquén Provinces.

References

Primary references

• Ávila, L.J., Morando, M. & Sites, J.W. Jr. 2008. New Species of the Iguanian Lizard Genus Liolaemus (Squamata, Iguania, Liolaemini) from Central Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Herpetology 42(1): 186–196. DOI: 10.1670/06-244R2.1 Reference page.