Description of Phymaturus katenke, a new species of lizard (Iguania: Liolaemidae) discovered through DNA barcoding

Abstract

We describe a new sexually monomorphic species of the Phymaturus patagonicus group, called Phymaturus katenke. It lives at about 800 m altitude on basaltic outcrops, in the central steppe of Chubut Province, Argentina. Here, we morphologically compared individuals of the studied population with the phylogenetically related and geographically neighbouring congenerics from the patagonicus group. Its distribution and natural history are pointed out.