Calotes medogensis ZHAO & LI, 1984

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Medog Bloodsucker Chinese: 墨脱树蜥
Synonym	Calotes medogensis ZHAO & LI 1984 Calotes medogensis — BARTS & WILMS 2003 Calotes medogensis — WANG et al. 2015 Calotes medogensis — BORUAH et al. 2022 Calotes medogensis — WANG et al. 2024: 180
Distribution	China (Xizang = Tibet), India (Arunachal Pradesh) Type locality: Yarang, Medog Co., Xizang, China (elevation 910 m)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: CIB 8370177, male
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A moderate-sized agamid lizard, SVL 76–95.9 mm (n= 3), TailL 212–271 mm (n= 3). Nuchal and dorsal crests continuous, consisting of erect compressed scales, distinctly pronounced at nuchal crests than the dorsal crests, smaller posteriorly. Two series of supratympanic spines present. Body laterally compressed, scales at the trunk heterogeneous in size, larger than ventrals, larger at the mid-body towards dorsal side, dorsally and posteriorly oriented, 40–42 dorsal scales, 53–58 rows of scales at midbody, 88–91 ventrals. Mental smaller than chin shields, first pair of chin shields are narrow and elongated, separated from each other by two small scales, the gular scales at the mid-line are distinctly smaller than the adjacent gular scales away from the mid-line. Dorsally and ventrally green in colour. (Boruah et al. 2022) Additional details (5844 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: only known from its type locality. Similar species: C. jerdoni (the two species may have been confused in North-East India).
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Barts, M. & Wilms, T. 2003. Die Agamen der Welt. Draco 4 (14): 4-23 - get paper here BORUAH, B., NARAYANAN, S., DEEPAK, V., & DAS, A. 2022. Morphological and molecular differences in two closely related Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the first record of Calotes medogensis Zhao & Li, 1984 from India. Zootaxa 5219 (5): 433-455 - get paper here Guo, P., F. J. Zhang, and Y. Y. Chen. 1999. Catalogue of type specimens of reptiles in the Herpetological Collections of Chengdu Institute of Biology,the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Asiatic Herpetological Research 8: 43~47 - get paper here Hallermann, J. 2000. A new species of Calotes from the Moluccas (Indonesia) with notes on the biogeography of the genus (Sauria: Agamidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 49 (1-2): 155-163 - get paper here Manthey U 2008. Agamid lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 1. Terralog 7, 160 pp. Wang, K., Deepak, V., Das, A., Grismer, L. L., Liu, S., & Che, J. 2024. Systematic revision of the Calotes jerdoni complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the Pan-Himalaya. Vertebrate Zoology 74, 169-192 - get paper here Wang, Kai; Jinlong Ren, Hongman Chen, Zhitong Lyu, Xianguang Guo Ke Jiang, Jinmin Chen, Jiatang Li, Peng Guo, Yingyong Wang, Jing Che 2020. The updated checklists of amphibians and reptiles of China. Biodiversity Science 28 (2): 189-218 - get paper here Zhao E; Li S 1984. A new species of Calotes (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from Xizang (Tibet) [in Chinese]. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 3 (4): 77-78 - get paper here Zhao Ermi; Li Shengquan 1987. The herpetofaunal composition and characteristics of Mount Namjagbarwa, Tibet. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 6 (2): 36-42 - get paper here
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