Pseudocalotes rhammanotus HARVEY, HAMIDY, KURNIAWAN, SHANEY & SMITH, 2014
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Pseudocalotes rhammanotus
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Stitched-back False Garden Lizard |
| Synonym | Pseudocalotes rhammanotus HARVEY, HAMIDY, KURNIAWAN, SHANEY & SMITH 2014 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (S Sumatra) Type locality: montane forest along the ridge of a mountain south of Danau Ranau (= Lake Ranau), Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, 4.9394° S, 103.85292° E, 1237 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous. Each oviduct of the holotype contains a single large, oval egg with a thick fibrous shell that has not yet calcified (dimensions of egg from left oviduct 17.3 X 6.8 mm; clutch size two). The left ovary contains one large and subcircular yellow egg (largest diameter 4.8 mm) and four small cream-colored eggs (0.7–1.5 mm). |
| Types | Holotype: MZB 10804, an adult female, 1954 hrs, 17 June 2013, found by Elijah Wostl, accompanied by other field party members from BC, UB, and UTA. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Pseudocalotes reaching at least 196 mm (67.9 mm SVL) and distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) discrete interparietal present; (2) canthals six; (3) enlarged, heavily keeled to subpyramidal posttemporal and posttympanic scales present; postrictal modified scale absent; (4) gulars relatively small, homogenous, no transition to small scales on poorly developed gular pouch; (5) short antehumeral fold with noticeably smaller scales below it (Fig. 7); (6) dorsolateral row of six heavily keeled scales; dorsolateral series reduced to single scale on neck; (7) scales on lower flanks feebly keeled and homogenous (8) 51 scales around midbody (9) dorsal crest of projecting scales extending to base of tail; all projecting scales of crest separated by medial contact between scales of paravertebral series; (10) ventrals smaller than dorsals; (11) subdigital lamellae at base of Toe III bicarinate with preaxial and postaxial keels equally developed; (12) dorsum brown and green, banded in unique holotype; (13) ventral body white with small brown spots densest laterally; (14) gular pouch white medially grading to dirty brown laterally; (15) tongue cream, throat black. Additional details (3725 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Behavior: When threatened, P. rhammanotus darkens in color and gapes its mouth exposing the sharply contrasting cream-colored tongue and black throat. Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
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