Diploderma xinlongense CAI, ZHANG, LI, DU, XIE, HOU, ZHOU & JIANG, 2022
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Diploderma xinlongense
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Xinlong Mountain Lizard Chinese: 新龙攀蜥 (xīn lóng pān xī) |
| Synonym | Diploderma xinlongense CAI, ZHANG, LI, DU, XIE, HOU, ZHOU & JIANG 2022 |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan), elevation 2950–3080 m Type locality: Eri village (30.8954°N, 100.231797°E; at elevation 3040 m a.s.l.), Wuya Township, Xinlong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: CIB119354, Adult male (filed number 20210907), collected by Huaming ZHOU and Jing LI on September 2021. Allotype: Adultfemale,CIB119355(filednumber20210906), also collected from Eri vallige (30.895089°N, 100.230106°E; at elevation 3057 m a.s.l.), Wuya Township, Xinlong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, by Huaming ZHOU and Jing LI. Paratypes: The specimens 20210908 share the same locality as the holotype, the 20210909 (female, 30.525361°N, 100.339067°E; at elevation 2961 m a.s.l.), 20210910 (subadult, 30.526836°N, 100.337386°E; at elevation 2976 m a.s.l.), a nd 20210911(male, 30.528414°N, 100.3357°E; a t elevation 2951 m a.s.l.) were collected from Junba Brindge, Xinlong County; 20210912 (male, 30.895036°N, 100.228056°E; at elevation 3052 m a.s.l.) collected from Wuya Township, Xinlong County. All the specimens were from Xinlong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China, and the collector information as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis Diploderma xinlongense sp. nov. can be mainly distinguished from other Diploderma species by the following characters: 1) TAL/SVL 146.7%–152.1% (average 149.4%) in males, and 144.8%–146.6% (average 145.9%) in females; 2) TRL/SVL 43.4%–45.1% in males and 45.3%–52.6% in females; 3) HL/ SVL 31.2%–31.8% in males and 29.4%–34.2% in females; 4) T4S 16–21 (average 19) and F4S 13–16 (average 14); 5) ventral scales distinctively keeled; 6) tympanum concealed; 7) transverse gular fold deep, forming a pouch across throat; 8) radial stripes below eyes present; 9) ventrolateral body smoky white to white (one specimen is mosaic light yellow), with light yellow and white spots in males, light grey white or wheat spots in females; 10) gular spot always cyan surrounded by yellow in live males while cyan or light cyan surrounded by white in live females; 11) inner-lip smoky white, and tongue and oral cavity light flesh color; 12) dorsolateral stripes strongly jagged, and yellow in males while sandy brown (normally) or light grey (dimly lit or stressed) in live females; 13) skin fold under dorsal crest and nuchal crest are weak; 14) fourth toe with claw reaching tympanum when hindlimbs adpressed forward. (Cai et al. 2022) |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet of “Xinlong” refers to the Xinlong County where the new species was discovered. |
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