The rediscovery of Oplurus bibronii Guichenot, 1848 a valid species of the liolaemid genus Phymaturus (Iguania: Liolaemidae)

Oplurus bibronii was a species described more than 160 years ago from the highlands of Ovalle, Chile. The species was earlier synonymized with Phymaturus palluma and since then its taxonomic status has not been re-examined. In February of 2011, we were successful in capturing specimens of Phymaturus...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3652; p. 547
Main Authors Troncoso-Palacios, Jaime, Lobo, Fernando, Etheridge, Richard, Acosta, Juan Carlos, Laspiur, Alejandro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 21.05.2013
Subjects
Animal Distribution
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Ecosystem
Female
Lizards - anatomy & histology
Lizards - classification
Lizards - growth & development
Male
Organ Size
Phylogeny
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Summary:Oplurus bibronii was a species described more than 160 years ago from the highlands of Ovalle, Chile. The species was earlier synonymized with Phymaturus palluma and since then its taxonomic status has not been re-examined. In February of 2011, we were successful in capturing specimens of Phymaturus in the highlands of Ovalle and additionally we examined high quality digital pictures of the type series of O. bibronii. Our analysis shows that the type series is composed of two different species, one of which overlaps their diagnostic characters with the characters of the specimens collected in the highlands of Ovalle, and therefore they correspond to Phymaturus bibronii (new combination). In addition, our review of the holotype, and some paratypes and topotypes of the recently described P. paihuanense shows that this is a junior synonym of P. bibronii.
ISSN:1175-5326
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3652.5.4