A new gecko (Phyllodactylidae: Homonota whitii group) from the Diaguita highlands, Argentina, with an updated phylogeny for the genus

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 454 - 472
• Main Authors: Morando, Mariana, Sánchez, Kevin I., Vrdoljak, Juan E., Pérez, Cristian H. F., Sites, Jack W., Avila, Luciano J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Arid zones; Aridity; Biodiversity; Biodiversity hot spots; Biogeography; Diaguita; Ecosystems; endemic; Endemism; Geckos; Heat waves; integrative taxonomy; lizard; Meristic counts; Mountain regions; Mountainous areas; Mountains; New species; NW Argentina; Phyllodactylidae; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; SATZ; Transition zone; Argentina

The South American Transition Zone (SATZ) connects the Neotropical and Andean regions, stretching from western Venezuela to northern Chile and central‐western Argentina. In Argentina, the northwestern Altoandina Cuyana province includes arid and semi‐arid ecosystems, particularly the Diaguita Distri...