Geography and past climate changes have shaped the evolution of a widespread lizard from the Chilean hotspot

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Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedHighlights?We evaluate the phylogeographic structure ofL. tenuisusing 3 genes and 5 microsatellites.?Northern and central populations are more stable, structured and diverse.?We found evidence for co-distributed deeply divergent clades in the south.?Phylogeographic breaks are concordant with two large Chilean rivers.?Liolaemus tenuisprobably constitutes a species complex with cryptic diversity.AbstractThe complex orogenic history