Hot, Dry, and Salty: The Present and Future of an Extremophile Model Lizard from Argentina.

RA Lara-Reséndiz, JM Sánchez, RS Paez… - Journal of Thermal …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Global warming poses a threat to lizard populations by raising ambient temperatures above
historical norms and reducing thermoregulation opportunities. Whereas the reptile fauna of …

Phylogeographic history of Patagonian lizards of the Liolaemus elongatus complex (Iguania: Liolaemini) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

CDÚ Medina, LJ Avila, JW Sites Jr… - Journal of Zoological …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present a phylogeographic analysis of a group of lizards distributed in north‐
western Patagonia, the Liolaemus elongatus complex. We sequenced 581 individuals for …

Online survey suggests that dog attacks on wildlife affect many species and every ecoregion of Argentina

LB Zamora-Nasca, A di Virgilio, SA Lambertucci - Biological conservation, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Exotic predators constitute an increasingly important conservation threat worldwide.
Domestic dogs are considered one of the most commonly-introduced predators, and one of …

Range increment or range detriment? Predicting potential changes in distribution caused by climate change for the endemic high-Andean lizard Phymaturus palluma

N Vicenzi, V Corbalán, D Miles, B Sinervo… - Biological …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
An increase in temperatures and frequency of drought events are predicted in the High
Andes due to climate change. Species could respond with changes in its range, abundance …

Vulnerability to climate change of a microendemic lizard species from the central Andes

A Laspiur, JC Santos, SM Medina, JE Pizarro… - Scientific Reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Given the rapid loss of biodiversity as consequence of climate change, greater knowledge of
ecophysiological and natural history traits are crucial to determine which environmental …

Climate change and lizards: changing species' geographic ranges in Patagonia

MF Bonino, DL Moreno Azocar, JA Schulte… - Regional Environmental …, 2015‏ - Springer
Ectothermic organisms strongly depend on temperature, making them an excellent model to
study the impact of global climatic change (GCC). Under global warming, species may be …

A molecular phylogeny of the lizard genus Phymaturus (Squamata, Liolaemini): implications for species diversity and historical biogeography of southern South …

M Morando, LJ Avila, CHF Perez, MA Hawkins… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The lizard genus Phymaturus is widely distributed in Argentina and along the eastern edge
of Chile between 25° and 45° south. We sampled 27 of the 38 currently recognized species …

Potential benefits from global warming to the thermal biology and locomotor performance of an endangered Patagonian lizard

F Cabezas-Cartes, JB Fernández, F Duran, EL Kubisch - PeerJ, 2019‏ - peerj.com
Global warming can significantly affect many aspects of the biology of animal species,
including their thermal physiology and physiological performance. Thermal performance …

Thermal ecology of two sympatric saxicolous lizards of the genus Phymaturus from the Payunia region (Argentina)

V Corbalán, G Debandi, E Kubisch - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2013‏ - Elsevier
We evaluated the thermal biology of two sympatric saxicolous species of the genus
Phymaturus, endemic from the Argentine Payunia region. Taking into account that the …

Comparative thermal sensitivity of locomotor performance and vulnerability to global warming of two sympatric Phymaturus lizards from cold environments of …

F Cabezas-Cartes, EL Kubisch, F Duran… - Biological Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Sister species that live in sympatry provide the possibility to analyse the level of divergence
in their ecological, physiological and life-history traits and how they can coexist without out …