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Zootaxa. 2021 Jan 7;4903(2):zootaxa.4903.2.2. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.2.2.
A new species of the Liolaemus capillitas clade is described. Liolaemus galactostictos sp. nov. differs from other members of its group by a combination of morphological and molecular traits, in particular its black dorsal coloration pattern not found in any other Liolaemus species. Liolaemus galactostictos sp. nov. is only known from its type locality. This new species is found in rocky fields surrounded by grasslands on the top of the Velasco Mountains, a ¨sky island environment¨, in northwestern Argentina. As well as other members of its clade this species seems to be strictly saxicolous, viviparous and feeds on insects.
描述了一个新的 Liolaemus capillitas 分支物种。Liolaemus galactostictos sp. nov. 与其组内的其他成员不同，具有形态和分子特征的组合，特别是其黑色的背部分布模式，在其他任何 Liolaemus 物种中都没有发现。Liolaemus galactostictos sp. nov. 仅在其模式产地被发现。这个新物种存在于阿根廷西北部的 Velasco 山脉山顶的草原环绕的岩石场中，是一种“天空岛屿环境”。与该分支的其他成员一样，该物种似乎是严格的石生、胎生的，以昆虫为食。
