Abstract
We describe a new species of the Liolaemus bibronii complex. The new species differs from other members of the bibronii-alticolor group in color pattern, coloration and squamation. Liolaemus cyaneinotatus is endemic to the Auca Mahuida volcano in northwestern Patagonia.References
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