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Japalura mictophola MIRZA, GOWANDE, THACKERAY, BHOSALE, SAWANT, PHANSALKAR & PATEL, 2024

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymJapalura mictophola MIRZA, GOWANDE, THACKERAY, BHOSALE, SAWANT, PHANSALKAR & PATEL 2024: 4 
DistributionIndia (Arunachal Pradesh)

Type locality: Bomdila (27.262355°N, 92.419441°E, alt. 2,427m a.s.l.), West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. Adult male, ZSI 24841, collected by S. Sur; no precise date. Paratype. Adult male, NRC-AA-8541, collected from near Lama Camp (27.161000°N, 92.460500°E, alt. 2,325m a.s.l.), Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India, by Mandar Sawant and Pushkar Phansalkar on 20 August 2021. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A large-sized Japalura, reaching SVL of 92.9 mm with heterogeneous dorsum scalation and an exposed tympanum. Body laterally compressed and ventral scales subequal. Four large supra-tympanic scales and the males bear a distinct vertebral crest. Supra-tympanic scales are not in contact with orbital scales and are separated by two medium-sized smooth scales. (Mirza et al. 2024)  
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References
  • Mirza, Z. A., Gowande, G., Thackeray, T., Bhosale, H., Sawant, M., Phansalkar, P., & Patel, H. 2024. A NEW MONTANE-DWELLING SPECIES OF Japalura GRAY, 1853 (SQUAMATA: AGAMIDAE) FROM ARUNACHAL PRADESH, INDIA. TAPROBANICA 13 (01): 1–8 - get paper here
 
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