*Article* **Three New Lizard Species of the** *Liolaemus montanus* **Group from Perú**

#### **César Aguilar-Puntriano 1,\*, César Ramírez 1, Ernesto Castillo 1, Alejandro Mendoza 1, Victor J. Vargas 2,3 and Jack W. Sites Jr. 4,5**


Received: 1 August 2019; Accepted: 6 September 2019; Published: 11 September 2019

**Abstract:** Three new species of *Liolaemus* belonging to the *L. montanus* group are described from Per ú. Two new species are restricted to the Ica and Moquegua departments on the Pacific coast, and one new species is only known from an isolated highland in Ayacucho department. These three new species di ffer from closely related species in their coloration patterns and head shape. We comment on the conservation issues of the new species and other Peruvian species of the *L. montanus* group.

**Keywords:** Andes; conservation; Pacific coast; Per ú; species description; threats
