A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemini) from southern Mendoza province, Argentina

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1452, 2007, Pages 43-54

  Avila, Luciano Javier ^a   Morando, Mariana ^a   Perez, Cristian Hernan Fulvio ^b   Sites Jr , Jack W ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Brigham Young University ^*  (Argentina)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Iguanidae; Liolaeminii; Liolaemus puelche sp. nov.; Mendoza province; New species; Northern Patagonia

Indexed keywords

IGUANIDAE; LIOLAEMUS; LIOLAEMUS DONOSOBARROSI; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34247535555     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1452.1.3     Document Type: Article

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