Vol. 8 No. 2 (2013)
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A revised geographical range for <em>Liolaemus elongates</em> Koslowsky, 1896 (Squamata: Liolaemini) in Argentina: review of reported and new-data based distribution with new localities

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  • Ignacio Minoli,
  • Cintia Medina,
  • Nicolas Frutos,
  • Mariana Morando,
  • Luciano Avila
Ignacio Minoli
CENPAT-CONICET
Cintia Medina
CENPAT-CONICET
Nicolas Frutos
Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
Mariana Morando
CENPAT-CONICET
Luciano Avila
CENPAT-CONICET
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-12711

Published 2013-12-31

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Minoli, I., Medina, C., Frutos, N., Morando, M., & Avila, L. (2013). A revised geographical range for <em>Liolaemus elongates</em> Koslowsky, 1896 (Squamata: Liolaemini) in Argentina: review of reported and new-data based distribution with new localities. Acta Herpetologica, 8(2), 159–162. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-12711
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Abstract

Estimating the effective geographical ranges of species is central to species-oriented conservation and management. In this paper, we review the geographical distribution of Liolaemus elongatus Koslowsky, 1896 with three new records for northern Chubut and southern Río Negro provinces, Argentina. Based on detailed locality records pooled from multiple data sources, including new records obtained for this study, we revise the range of L. elongatus sensu stricto and provide geographical distribution maps comparing the previously recognized range to that proposed herein. Our results show that L. elongatus possesses a much more limited geographic distribution than previously thought, being restricted to areas south of 38°S latitude; the newly proposed range is merely half the species formerly recognized geographical distribution.
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