Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray 1845) (Squamata, Liolaemidae): review of their historical and current distributional records for new research challenges
Authors
Pablo Lamilla-Maulén
Laboratorio de Ecología y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Universidad de Chile
Felipe Rojas-Araos
Laboratorio de Ecología y Morfometría Evolutiva, Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Universidad Católica del Maule
In this work, an extensive bibliographic review was carried out from records of the endemic and threatened lizard Liolaemus gravenhorstii which has few known localities. We used information from principal participants involved in the generation of knowledge from the scientific, citizen, private and governmental spheres. This objective was linked to a spatial analysis of biodiversity data to update and put into perspective both historical and current distribution records, including those confirmed by the herpetological community and potential records in a detailed map. In addition, comments are presented on its ecological aspects and diagnostic characters, as well as future research considerations that should be addressed to delimit more precisely the current distribution range of the species and estimate its population densities.
Keywords:
Gravenhorst's Tree Iguana, central zone of Chile, endemism, geographical distribution, reptiles, citizen science
Lamilla-Maulén, P., & Rojas-Araos, F. (2024). Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray 1845) (Squamata, Liolaemidae): review of their historical and current distributional records for new research challenges. Chilean Bulletin of Hermetology, 10. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-6172.2023.75320
