Phylogenetic relationships of lizards of the Liolaemus petrophilus group (Squamata, Liolaemidae), with description of two new species from western Argentina

Herpetologica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-203

  Avila, Luciano J ^a,b   Morando, Mariana ^a,b   Perez, Cristian H F ^c   Sites Jr , Jack W ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Liolaemidae; Liolaemus gununakuna sp. nov.; Liolaemus talampaya sp. nov.; New species; Squamata

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; LIOLAEMINAE; LIOLAEMUS; LIOLAEMUS ELONGATUS; LIOLAEMUS ELONGATUS-KRIEGI; LIOLAEMUS GUNUGAKUNA; LIOLAEMUS PETROPHILUS; LIOLAEMUS SP. MM-1; LIOLAEMUS SP. MM-2; LIOLAEMUS TALAMPAYA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2442445185     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/03-04     Document Type: Article

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