A new species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Reserva Paisajística Subcuenca del Cotahuasi, southwestern Peru

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Ubalde-Mamani, Misshell D., Gutiérrez, Roberto C., Chaparro, Juan C., Aguilar-Kirigin, Alvaro J., Cerdeña, José, Huanca-Mamani, Wilson, Cárdenas-Ninasivincha, Stefanny, Lazo-Rivera, Ana, Abdala, Cristian S. (2021): A new species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Reserva Paisajística Subcuenca del Cotahuasi, southwestern Peru. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 287) 15 (2): 172-197, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11390339 Abstract. —The diversity of reptiles in the Andes of southwestern Peru is poorly documented. Despite the fact that studies on saurians have intensified in recent years, mainly in the genus Liolaemus, information gaps on the biodiversity of this area remain. Such is the case of the Reserva Paisajística Subcuenca del Cotahuasi (RPSCC), Department of Arequipa, where populations of an undescribed species of the genus Liolaemus have been discovered recently. These individuals have morphological and molecular characteristics that are not assignable to any of the known species. Here, we describe this new species of Liolaemus, which inhabits the dry Puna of the RPSCC above 4,500 m asl. The combination of morphological and molecular characters differentiates this new species from its closest congeners. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the new species is part of the L. montanus group and is grouped in a clade alongside L. qalaywa, recently described from a site 133 km northwest of the type locality of this new species.

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