Liolaemus purul

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 purul

Name

Liolaemus purul Abdala, Semhan, Moreno Azocar, Bonino, Paz & Cruz, 2012

Holotype: FML 24153 (FBC 1694): C. Abdala, M. Bonino, F. Cruz, L. Moreno Azócar, R.V. Semhan Cols. 3/XII/2009.

Type locality: 6 km N of San Ignacio, on the way to Zapala National Route 40, Department La Rinconada, Neuquén Province, Argentina. 39° 50 ́ 54.4" S, 70° 39 ́ 52.6" W, 1071 m elevation.

Etymology: The mapuche word purul means “alternated black and white colors (as on a chess board)”. This color pattern is present on the supralabials and is a typical feature that distinguishes this species from the rest of the species belonging to the L. melanops group.

Mentions

Liolaemus boulengeri Cei, 1986
Liolaemus loboi Abdala & Lobo, 2006
Liolaemus boulengeri Pincheira-Donoso, 2007
Liolaemus purul Abdala, Semhan, Moreno Azocar, Bonino, Paz & Cruz, 2012

References

Abdala C.S., R.V. Semhan, D.L. Moreno Azocar, M. Bonino, M.M. Paz & F. Cruz. 2012: Taxonomic study and morphology based phylogeny of the patagonic clade Liolaemus melanops group (Iguania: Liolaemidae), with the description of three new taxa. Zootaxa, 3163: 1–32. Preview.