Laodracon carsticola SITTHIVONG, BRAKELS, XAYYASITH, MAURY, IDIIATULLINA, PAWANGKHANANT, WANG, NGUYEN & POYARKOV, 2023
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Laodracon carsticola
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Khammouan Karst Dragon Lao: Chi Pom Pou Hin Poun Khammouane |
| Synonym | Diploderma carsticola SITTHIVONG, BRAKELS, XAYYASITH, MAURY, IDIIATULLINA, PAWANGKHANANT, WANG, NGUYEN & POYARKOV 2023 Laodracon carsticola — STUART et al. in WCS 2024 |
| Distribution | C Laos (Khammouan) Type locality: summit of a limestone outcrop near the Rock Viewpoint, within Nam Sanam-Phou Pha Marn PPA., Khounkham Dist., Khammouan Prov., central Laos (N18.174°, E104.487°; at an elevation of 450 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: Adult male NUOL R.2022.01 (Figure 4), collected on 6 October 2022 by P. Brakels, S. Xayyasith, and S. Sitthivong. Paratype: Adult male NUOL R.2022.02 (Supplementary Figure S2 in Sitthivong et al. 2023), collected on 2 February 2023 by the same collectors and at the same location as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A genus of the subfamily Draconinae characterized by the following characteristics: body size moderate (male SVL 94.5–101.6 mm); tail base distinctively swollen at base; tail scales at swollen base distinctively enlarged dorsally and ventrally, heterogeneous dorsally and laterally, but homogeneous ventrally, all keeled and protruding with keels mostly misaligned; tympanum exposed; dorsal scales heterogeneous, strongly keeled, enlarged scales arranged in somewhat irregular dorsolateral series close to vertebral crest; nuchal and dorsal crest scales relatively short and thick, not elongated into lanceolate spines; post-occipital and post-orbital spines absent; gular scales mostly homogeneous in size, not decreasing in size medially; scales on the lateral surfaces of jaws subequal in size across gular region; no preanal or femoral pores. (Sitthivong et al. 2023) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 9960 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Type species: Laodracon carsticola is the type species of the genus Laodracon SITTHIVONG, BRAKELS, XAYYASITH, MAURY, IDIIATULLINA, PAWANGKHANANT, WANG, NGUYEN & POYARKOV 2023. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “carsticola” is a noun in the nominative case singular used in apposition, derived from German “ Karst” (originally from Latin “ carsus”) used for “limestone landscapes” and “ cola”, a Latin word meaning “resident”, “inhabiting” or “dwelling in”. The name is given in reference to the limestone mountain habitat of the new species. The generic name “ Laodracon” is a Latinized noun in masculine nominative singular form, which gives reference to its area of occurrence in central Laos. The word “dracon” is derived from Greek “δράκων” (drakon) meaning “dragon” or a “basilisk” and refers to mythological serpents; it is widely used as a part of genus-level names within the subfamily Draconinae. |
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