Lizards of Patagonia: Diversity, Systematics, Biogeography and Biology of the Reptiles at the End of the World

Section I - Historical and general background -1) History of Discovery of the Patagonian Lizards.- 2) Lizards within the cultural and symbolic context of Patagonia.- Section II - Land, climate and vegetation background - 3) Landscapes and geology, a general introduction to the land of reptiles.- 4) Paleoclimatology of Patagonia since the Cretaceous to the Holocene .- 5) Geographical singularities of the Patagonian climate.- 6) Major phytogeographic units of Patagonia.- 7) The Patagonian fossil lizards.- Section III - Diversity and current knowledge of Patagonian lizards - 8) Naming the diversity: taxonomy of current species of Patagonian lizards.- 9) Phylogenetics, phylogeography and biogeography of Patagonian Steppe lizards.- 10) Phylogeography of lizards in Chile: the role of the history of geographic space on the distribution of its intraspecific diversity.- 11) General ecology of Patagonian lizards.- 12) Reproductive biology of lizards from cold and harsh environments of Patagonia Argentina.- 13) Effects of global warming on ecophysiology of lizards of Patagonia, Argentina.- 14) Conservation of lizards from Patagonia: current status, trends and management proposals.