Cristidorsa otai (MAHONY, 2009)
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Cristidorsa otai
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Ota's mountain Lizard |
| Synonym | Japalura otai MAHONY 2009 Japalura otai — MANTHEY 2010 Cristidorsa otai — WANG et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | NE India (Mizoram) Type locality: “Sairep, Lunglet District, Mizoram” (= Sairep (22°49'0 N, 92°49'0 E), Lunglei District, central Mizoram, northeast India). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZSI 25217 (male), collector S.S. Saha, 19 April, 1995. Paratypes: ZSI 25215 and 25216, two females, locality data as for holotype, coll. S. S. Saha, 16 and 19 April 1995. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): Lizards of the genus ‘Cristidorsa’ dif- fer from other closely related Draconinae genera by having the following morphological characteristics: (1) head robust and relatively wide, HW/HL mostly >70%; (2) scales of lateral head keeled; (3) nuchal and dorsal crest feeble, CL/HL<5%; (4) post-occipital and post-orbital spines absent; (5) gular scales mostly homogeneous in size; (6) size of scales on lateral jaw subequal in size across gular region; (7) single pair of distinctively enlarged conical scales present on nape above shoulder, one scale on each side of vertebral crest; (8) dorsal scale significantly heterogeneous in sizes and shapes; (9) distinct, dorsolateral rows of enlarged, keeled scales present on dorsum; and (10) V-shaped ridges present along dorsal midline, formed by enlarged, keeled scales (Wang et al. 2018: 13) Additional details (502 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). Type species: Japalura otai MAHONY 2009 is the type species of the genus Cristidorsa WANG et al. 2018. |
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