Bronchocela mallarii SUPSUP, PITOGO, SANGUILA, HALLERMANN, DENZER, WOOD & BROWN, 2026
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Bronchocela mallarii
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tau’t Bato Green-crested Lizards |
| Synonym | Bronchocela mallarii SUPSUP, PITOGO, SANGUILA, HALLERMANN, DENZER, WOOD & BROWN 2026: 28 Calotes cristatellus — BOULENGER 1885:316. [In part, misidentification.] Calotes cristatellus — LINKEM & BROWN 2013:82. [In part, misidentification.] Calotes cristatellus — DE ROOIJ 1915:121. [In part, misidentification.]; Calotes cristatellus — TAYLOR 1922:139. [In part, misidentification.] Calotes cristatellus — ALCALA 1986:77. [In part, misidentification.] Bronchocela cristatella — DIONG & LIM 1998:349. [In part, misidentification.]; Bronchocela cristatella — HALLERMANN 2005:171. [In part, misidentification.] |
| Distribution | Philippines (Palawan) Type locality: Mt. Bintangor along Mantalingahan Range, Barangay Ransang, Municipality of Rizal, Palawan Province, Palawan Island, Philippines, 1040 m elevation (8.8130556°N, 117.6430556°E) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. An adult female (PNM 9881, formerly KU 311390; field catalog number ELR 1610; corresponding genetic material retained at KU) collected on 12 July 2007 by U.V. Carestia, Jr., and E.L.B. Rico at 2000 h. Paratypes (paratopotypes) (8). Five adult males (KU 311392–96) and two adult females (KU 311391, 311397) collected on 13 July 2007, and one adult female (KU 311399) collected on 14 July 2007 by U.V. Carestia, Jr., and E.L.B. Rico between 1800 and 2000 h. Other paratypes (6). An adult female (KU 326252) collected on 11 January 2001 by R.M. Brown and C. Infante in Sitio Tagaud, Barangay Irawan, Municipality of Puerto Princesa; two adult females (KU 309109, 309276) and one adult (KU 309170) collected on 16–17 March 2007 by R.M. Brown and J. Fernandez in Irawan Watershed, Barangay Irawan, Municipality of Puerto Princesa; one adult female (KU 327277) and one adult male (KU 327278) collected on 12 April 2001 by A.C. Diesmos at the base of Mt. Elyan in Mantalingajan Range, Sitio Kamantian, Barangay Samarinana, Municipality of Brooke’s Point. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized species of Bronchocela with SVL reaching 111.8 mm (the second largest species of Philippine Bronchocela, after B. marmorata; Table 6; Figs. 10–12, 13A). The species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: short but relatively broad laterally triangular-shaped nuchal spines, reaching 4.0 mm (92% of specimens with spines 0.02–1.61 times shorter than tympanum diameter; Fig. 13B); nuchal crest spines 8–11, not continuous with dorsal crest (Fig. 11D); dorsal scale rows 30–42 (Fig. 14A), slightly transversely compressed scales; posteriorly oriented paravertebrals 4–8 (Fig. 14B); upwardly oriented paravertebrals 1, between dorsal scales I and X; subdigital lamellae of Finger III 23– 29; loreal scales 5–6; canthal ridge blunt, vertically oriented; loreal region slightly concave; tympanum diameter 2.5–3.7 mm (0.38–0.52 times shorter than orbit); hand length 12.7– 19.4 mm; forelimb length 36.4–59.1 mm (0.10–0.13 times shorter than hindlimb; Fig. 15A); foot length 27.7–37.4 mm; hindlimb length 65.8–93.2 mm (Fig. 15B); lateral body scales narrowly acute (Fig. 16G,H); proximal median tail scales uninterrupted; white infratympanic stripe present, does not extend to labial region; chin stripes present, horizontal; chin and throat coloration of undisturbed and preserved specimens greenish turquoise with horizontal dull violaceous-blue stripes (Figs. 17D and 18D). (Supsup et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after Neil Aldrin D. Mallari for his significant contributions to biodiversity conservation and research in Palawan and other regions of the Philippines, particularly in developing and improving management strategies for protected areas. The suggested common name honors the Tau’t Bato indigenous people of Palawan who reside around the type locality. |
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