Liolaemus jamesi (Boulenger, 1891)

Liolaemus jamesi View in CoL clade

This clade includes four described species [ Liolaemus aymararum Veloso et al., 1982 , Liolaemus hajeki Núñez, Pincheira-Donoso & Garín, 2004 , Liolaemus jamesi ( Boulenger, 1891) and Liolaemus pachecoi Laurent, 1995 ] and a terminal representing a population of uncertain taxonomic status ( L. aff. aymararum ). These lizards are characterized by their large size (maximal SVL = 100 mm; except L. hajeki , maximal SVL = 72 mm), bodies almost as wide as long, with large, juxtaposed dorsals, often with black skin visible between the scales, low numbers of scales around the midbody (mean = 45; except L. hajeki , mean = 56), ventral melanism present and conspicuous sexual dichromatism. The L. jamesi clade is found in north-eastern Chile and south-western Bolivia ( Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ) and is supported by one morphometric character, three coloration characters and 20 molecular characters (Supporting Information, Table S1). This clade was recovered in the majority of the hypotheses, but in the trees where K = 7–15 this clade was integrated with the L. forsteri clade. The ( L. hajeki + L. jamesi ) and ( L. aymararum ( L. pachecoi + L. aff. aymararum )) relationship was recovered in all hypotheses obtained ( Fig. 3 View Figure 3 ).