Range extension of Liolaemus torresi (Núñez, Navarro, Garín, Pincheira-Donosa &amp; Meriggio, 2003) (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Raúl Díaz-Vega

doi:10.15560/10.5.1234

Check List 10(5): 1234-1236, doi: 10.15560/10.5.1234

Range extension of Liolaemus torresi (Núñez, Navarro, Garín, Pincheira-Donosa & Meriggio, 2003) (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Raúl Ignacio Díaz-Vega^‡

‡ Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad de Chile (IEB), Chile

Corresponding author: Raúl Díaz-Vega ( raulignaciodiaz@gmail.com )

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Citation: Díaz-Vega R (2014) Range extension of Liolaemus torresi (Núñez, Navarro, Garín, Pincheira-Donosa & Meriggio, 2003) (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Check List 10(5): 1234-1236. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.5.1234

Abstract

New records of Liolaemus torresi are reported, extending the range 156 km, based on live individuals and a mummified specimen. Old records assignable to the species are re-examined

Keywords

Squamata; Liolaemidae