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REPTIL lA: SAURIA: IGUANIDAE * * PHYMATURUS 



PHYMATURUS Gravenhorst 



18^8 Phvmaturus Gravenhorst. Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol., 18: 740. Type-species: Lacerta 



palluma Molina. 

 1843 Centrura Bell, Zool. Voy. Beagle, Rept., $: 25. Type-spec Íes: Centrura flaqellifer Bell» 



Distribution: Both sides of Andean Cordillera from Coqu ¡mbo-Catamarca to Patagonia. 



Content; One species. 



PHYMATURUS PALLUMA (Molina) 



1782 Lacerta palluma Molina, Saggio Stop. Nat. Chile: 3*5* Type-locality: Central Chile. 

 1838 Phymaturus palluma — Gravenhorst, Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol., 18: 75O, pi. 55, fig. 2. 

 Type-locality; Higher Cordillera of Chile. 



Distribution: Both sides of Andean Cordillera from Coqu imbo-Catamarca to Patagonia. 



Content: Two subspecies. 



Key to the subspecies Clave de subespecies 



1. Median dorsal granules much larger than 1. Granulos medio dorsales mucho mayores que 

 lateral granules; caudal scales strongly los laterales; caudales fuertemente 



mucronate-- palluma mucronadas» palluma 



Median dorsal granules only slightly larger Granulos medio dorsales apenas mayores que 

 than lateral granules; caudal scales los laterales; caudales ligeramente 

 si i gh ti y mucronate patagón icus mucronadas pataqonicus 



Phvmaturus palluma palluma (Molina) 



1843 Centrura flaqellifer Bell, Zool. Voy. Beagle, Rept., 5: 25, pl. 14, fig. 2. Type- 

 locality; Chile. 



1848 Qplurus Bibronii Guichenot. in Gay, Hist. Fis. Pol. Chile; Zool. 2: 53, Atlas pl. 14, 

 fig. 2. Type-locality: High Cordillera of Ovalle, Province of Coquimbo, Chile. 



1531 Phymaturus palluma palluma Burt and Burt, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 6I: 281. 



Distribution: Chilean and Argentinian Andes, from Coquimbo to region north of Rfo Negro. 



Phvmaturus palluma patagón ¡cus Koslowsky 



1836 Phvmaturus pataqonicus Koslowskv. Rev. Mus. La Plata, 8: 184, pl. I7. Type-locality: 



Territorio del Chubut (Patagonia¿ Argentina. 

 1321 Phymaturus spurcus Barbour, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 3*= 139' Type-locality; Huanuluan, 



R'o Negro, Argentina. 

 1931 Phymaturus palluma pataoonicug — Burt and Burl, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 6I: 281. 



Distribution: Patagonian cordillera south of Rfo Negro, Argentina. 



