Liolaemus baguali (NCN): Spinal injury

Abstract

Liolaemus baguali is an uncommon liolaemid lizard endemic to Patagonian steppe environments of western Santa Cruz Province, southern Patagonian, Argentina. During field work on 17 January 2008, along the margins of Ruta Nacional (National Highway) 40, 72.8 km N of its junction Ruta Provincial (Provincial Highway) 288 (49.1040°S, 71.1985°W; datum WGS84; elev. 525 m), Rio Chico Department, Santa Cruz Province, we collected an adult male L. baguali (66.4 mm SVL) that appeared to exhibit a scoliosis as had been recently reported for another Patagonian lizard (Frutos et al. 2006. Herpetol. Rev. 37 468469).