Calotes maehongsonensis PRAKOBKARN, ZUG, TANDAVANITJ & NGAMPRASERTWONG, 2026
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Calotes maehongsonensis
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Calotes maehongsonensis PRAKOBKARN, ZUG, TANDAVANITJ & NGAMPRASERTWONG 2026 Calotes versicolor — SMITH 1935: 189 (partim) Calotes versicolor — TAYLOR 1963: 891 (partim) Calotes versicolor — CHAN-ARD et al. 2015: 97 (partim) Calotes versicolor — PRAKOBKARN et al. 2016: 482 (partim) Calotes versicolor — GOWANDE et al. 2021: 680 (partim) Calotes versicolor — TANTRAWATPAN et al. 2021: 53 (partim). Calotes versicolor versicolor — AUFFENBERG & REHMANN, 1993: 24 (partim) Calotes versicolor versicolor — AUFFENBERG & REHMANN 1995: 1 (partim) |
| Distribution | Thailand (Kanchanaburi, Mae Hong Son), Myanmar (Mon, Bago, Yangon) Type locality: Khun Yuam District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand (18.801636°N, 97.898188°E, 499 m a.s.l.), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. CUMZ-R-2825, Adult male (Fig. 9), collected by AP on 09 May 2009. Paratypes. • Five adult males (CUMZ-R-2820, CUMZ-R-2823, CUMZ-R-2827–2828, and CUMZ-R-2832 and five adult females (CUMZ-R-2833, 2835–2837, and 2839) (Fig. 7, Tables 4–6) were collected on 9 May 2009, which is the same collection date as the holo- type. All samples were also collected at the same locality as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Calotes maehongsonensis sp. nov. shares the obliquely posterior or vertical scale-row orientation on the neck and adjacent supra-axillary area with C. irawadi and C. thailandensis sp. nov.. It differs from other congeneric species by the combination of the following characters: 1) having smaller head size (HeadH, JawW, SnN, and SnForeL); 2) more Midbody (mean 44.5, range 43–46) and Dorsal (mean 48.8, range 47–51); 3) moderate middorsal crest spine length (mean 1.44 × tympanum diameter, range 1.20–1.62 × tympanum diameter); 4) short supratympanic spine (< 0.5 × tympanum diameter) (Table 6); 5) longer hindlimb adpressed forward (HAF) crossing eye. (Prakobkarn et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 2.4 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Prakobkarn et al. 2026: 74 (Fig. 1) |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality in Mae Hong Son Province. |
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