Abstract
Squamata reptiles are often divided in two major groups based on the main sensory modality that they use: the chemical/visual and the visual taxa. Although Liolaemus lizards belong to the visual taxon Iguania, I show that they may depend heavily on chemosignals in many different aspects of their life. The combined information from Liolaemus and other “visual genera” that use chemosignals, urges us to reconsider the classical dichotomous segregation of Squamata in terms of sensory modality. In addition, further work is also necessary to understand the role of chemical signals in “visual” lizards.
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Labra, A. (2008). Multi-Contextual use of Chemosignals by Liolaemus Lizards. In: Hurst, J.L., Beynon, R.J., Roberts, S.C., Wyatt, T.D. (eds) Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 11. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73945-8_34
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