Molecular phylogenetic relationships of the Liolaemus rothi complex and a new species of lizard from Auca Mahuida Volcano (Squamata: Liolaemini) [PDF]
A new species of lizard of the genus Liolaemus from Neuquén Province, western Argentina, is described. The new species is a member of the Liolaemus rothi species complex, and mitochondrial and nuclear molecular data show it as sister taxon of the clade ...
Avila, Luciano Javier +4 more
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Tooth-bone attachment tissue is produced by cells with a mixture of odontoblastic and osteoblastic features in reptiles. [PDF]
Tooth attachment in vertebrates ranges from ligament‐based anchorage in mammals to direct fusion in many reptiles. In the veiled chameleon, we identified a transient cell population—termed ankyloblasts—at the tooth‐bone interface. These cells exhibit both odontoblast‐ and osteoblast‐like features.
Šulcová M +11 more
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Background Mitochondrial markers are widely used as a first approach in determining evolutionary relationships among vertebrate taxa at different hierarchical scales.
Fernando Torres-Pérez +4 more
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Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update [PDF]
We update the list of lizards of Argentina, reporting a total of 261 species from the country, arranged in 27 genera and 10 families. Introduced species and dubious or erroneous records are discussed.
Avila, Luciano Javier +2 more
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Liolaemus riodamas Esquerré, Núñez & Scolaro, 2013 (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemidae): new record for the Maule Region in Chile [PDF]
Liolaemus riodamas is a recently described lizard, only known from a very restricted river canyon in the Andes of the O’Higgins Region in Chile. The species is particular for being one of the few Liolaemus lacking the pheromone secreting glands known as ...
Damien Esquerré +2 more
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Altitudinal effects on life history parameters in populations of Liolaemus pictus argentinus (Sauria: Liolaemidae) [PDF]
We used skeletochronology to assess the age structure, body size and sexual maturity in two populations of Liolaemus pictus argentinus from San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
Gutiérrez, Joel Antú +2 more
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Predation of Liolaemus huacahuasicus (Squamata: Iguania: Liolaemini) by Brachistosternus intermedius (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae) in Cumbres Calchaquies, Tucuman Province, Northwestern Argentina [PDF]
In the course of a herpetological survey of the summit of the Cumbres Calchaquíes Mountains, on a rocky outcrop facing south east, near Provincial Road352 (26º22'45.7”S, 65º43'54.7”W, 3612 m),38.3 km W Hualinchay, Trancas Department, Tucumán Province, on
Avila, Luciano Javier +2 more
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Fil: Brizio, María Victoria. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud; Argentina.
Brizio, María Victoria +2 more
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Resurrection and redescription of Liolaemus reichei, proposal of a neotype to stabilize its taxonomy
Liolaemus reichei was described by Werner and published by Otto Bürger in 1907 on the basis of 1 specimen captured in Iquique, Chile. The taxonomy of this species has been controversial, because it was originally placed in the genus Phrynosaura and was ...
Pablo Valladares-Faúndez +2 more
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Range extension of Liolaemus torresi (Núñez, Navarro, Garín, Pincheira-Donosa & Meriggio, 2003) (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in the Atacama Desert, Chile [PDF]
New records of Liolaemus torresi are reported, extending the range 156 km, based on live individuals and a mummified specimen.
Raúl Díaz-Vega
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