New species of lizard found in Corrientes

In the report prepared by zoology doctor Eduardo Etchepare, his colleague Federico Arias and lawyer Beatriz Álvarez indicated that this new species belonged to the group of "Teidos", lizards of the Tejidae family, where is the overo lizard.

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This type of reptile has dark brown head, body, limbs and tail with white lines and spots. In addition, it has a green color on the lateral flank and yellow in the ventral region.

The discovery was made as part of in-depth fieldwork in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil by researchers from the Northeast National University and the National University. of Salta, as officially indicated Monday. This same team had published in 2018 the species called "Ameivula apipensis" who lives in northeastern Argentina, extending to eastern Paraguay, on the left bank of the Paraguay-Paraná River, in the region known as the wet Chaco, in especially in the sandy hills.

Streams new species of lizard

Currently this recently described species to face different threats to conservation since its habitat is replaced by different monocultures of Ecaliptus and pines, as well as by traditional farming practices such as burning.