Liolaemus somuncurae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Liolaemus somuncurae Cei & Scolaro, 1981

Holotype: MZUF 23821.
Type locality: “Meseta de Somuncurá, near Lago Raimundo, 1400 m elevation, Rio Negro Province, Argentina”.

Liolaemus uptoni Scolaro & Cei, 2006: 62 [synonymised by Sánchez, Recknagel, Elmer, Ávila & Morando (2024: 729)]

Cei, J.M. & Scolaro, J.A. 1981. A new northern subspecies of Liolaemus kingi in Argentina. Journal of Herpetology 15(2): 207–210.
Scolaro, J.A. & Cei, J.M. 2006. A new species of Liolaemus from central steppes of Chubut, Patagonia Argentina (Reptilia: Iguania: Iguanidae). Zootaxa 1133(1): 61–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1133.1.4 Reference page.
Sánchez, K.I., Recknagel, H., Elmer, K.R., Ávila, L.J. & Morando, M. 2024. Tracing evolutionary trajectories in the presence of gene flow in South American temperate lizards (Squamata: Liolaemus kingii group). Evolution 78(4): 1–18. DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpae009 Reference page.

Avila, L. & Kacoliris, F. 2016. IUCN: Liolaemus somuncurae (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T177932A56066003. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177932A56066003.en. Accessed on 04 February 2026.