Lizards of Patagonia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Historical and General Background

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. History of Discovery of the Patagonian Lizards

      • Jorge D. Williams, Camila Kass, Luciano J. Avila

      Pages 3-24

   3. The Relationship Between People and Lizards in Patagonia

      • Juana Aigo, Ana Ladio, Jorgelina M. Boretto, Facundo Cabezas-Cartes, Nora R. Ibargüengoytía

      Pages 25-40

3. Land, Climate and Vegetation Background

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Geographical Singularities of the Patagonian Climate

      • Fernando Raúl Coronato

      Pages 43-58

   3. Landscapes and Geology of Patagonia: An Introduction to the Land of Reptiles

      • Pablo José Bouza, Andrés Bilmes

      Pages 59-83

   4. Vegetation of Patagonia

      • Alejandro Jorge Bisigato, Mónica Beatriz Bertiller

      Pages 85-102

4. Diversity and Current Knowledge of Patagonian Lizards

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. The Patagonian Fossil Lizards

      • Adriana María Albino

      Pages 105-121

   3. Naming the Diversity: Taxonomy of Current Species of Patagonian Lizards

      • Luciano J. Avila, Andrea González Marín, Jaime Troncoso-Palacios, Kevin Imanol Sánchez, Cristian Hernán Fulvio Pérez, Mariana Morando

      Pages 123-188

   4. Biogeography, Ecology, and Spatial Patterns of Patagonian Lizards

      • Ignacio Minoli, Cristian Hernán Fulvio Pérez, Mariana Morando, Luciano J. Avila

      Pages 189-216

   5. Diversification and Evolutionary Histories of Patagonian Steppe Lizards

      • Mariana Morando, Cintia Débora Medina, Ignacio Minoli, Cristian Hernán Fulvio Pérez, Jack W. Sites Jr, Luciano J. Avila

      Pages 217-254

   6. Phylogeography of Chilean Lizards: Histories of Genetic Diversification on the Western Slope of Southern Andes

      • Pedro F. Victoriano

      Pages 255-291

   7. General Ecology of Patagonian Lizards

      • Juan Carlos Acosta, Rodrigo Gómez Alés, Graciela Blanco, Paula C. Escudero, Luciano J. Avila

      Pages 293-334

   8. Reproductive Biology of Lizards from Patagonia, Argentina: Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations to Cold and Harsh Environments

      • Jorgelina M. Boretto, Jimena B. Fernández, Facundo Cabezas-Cartes, Marlin S. Medina, Nora R. Ibargüengoytía

      Pages 335-371

   9. Effects of Acute and Chronic Environmental Disturbances on Lizards of Patagonia

      • Nora R. Ibargüengoytía, Erika Kubisch, Facundo Cabezas-Cartes, Jimena B. Fernández, Fernando Duran, Carla Piantoni et al.

      Pages 373-405

   10. Conservation Concerns About the Southernmost Lizards of the World

       • Federico Pablo Kacoliris, Ignacio Minoli, Camila Kass, Diego Omar Di Pietro

       Pages 407-422

5. Back Matter

   Pages 423-432

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This book presents a critical and integrated review of lizards from Patagonia. It summarizes the region’s geomorphological history and climatic aspects, which makes it possible to interpret, from an evolutionary perspective, the latest findings on the various natural history aspects of its lizard fauna. As such, the book will appeal to all researchers and professionals specialized in lizard ecology and evolution.

• Gondwanan reptiles
• Liolaemus
• Neotropical lizards
• Phymaturus
• Leiosaurae
• Homonota
• Southern South America
• Cold desert herpetofauna
• Andean Patagonian forest
• Patagonian Steppe
• Model vertebrates

“The subtitle of the book refers to the ‘Reptiles at the End of the World.’ To me, phrases like this, commonly applied to Patagonia, give an almost apocalyptical impression … . Let’s hope that the end of world applies only in its geographical connotation, and that future researchers can use this book as a road map for the benefit of Patagonian lizards and other species in this wonderful and vast region of the world.” (Juan D. Daza, Herpetological Review, Vol. 53 (3), 2022)

• Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Puerto Madryn, Argentina

  Mariana Morando, Luciano J. Avila

Dr. Mariana Morando is a Principal Researcher at the National Research Council of Argentina, working at the Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales of Puerto Madryn, Chubut, and Professor of Evolution and Genetics at the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. She completed her basic studies at the Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto in 1994, a Master at Brigham Young University (BYU, USA) in 2003, her PhD at Universidad Nacional de Tucumán in 2004 (Argentina), and a postdoctoral leave at BYU in 2014-2015. Her research focuses on phylogenetic and phylogeographic aspects of the Patagonian and northwestern lizard fauna of Argentina, mainly using molecular markers. She has authored or co-authored 117 peer-reviewed papers.


Dr. Luciano Javier Avila is a Principal Researcher at the National Research Council of Argentina working at the Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales of Puerto Madryn, Chubut. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto in 1990, his PhD at the Universidad Nacional de Tucuman in 1996 and a postdoctoral stay at Brigham Young University (USA) in 2000-2004. His research focuses on the taxonomy, phylogeny and natural history of the southern South American Herpetofauna. He is the author or co-author of 195 articles and notes on species limits, phylogenies, phylogeographies, bioinventories, biogeography, spatial ecology and natural history (including 90 peer-reviewed articles), nearly 80% of which involved Patagonian lizards.

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