Dibamus elephantinus KLIUKIN, BRAGIN, NEANG, GORIN, LISENKOVA, BOGATYREVA & POYARKOV, 2024
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Dibamus elephantinus
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| Higher Taxa | Dibamidae, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Dibamus elephantinus KILUKIN, BRAGIN, NEANG, GORIN, LISENKOVA, BOGATYREVA & POYARKOV 2024 |
| Distribution | Cambodia (Kampot) Type locality: Phnom Bokor mountain, southern part of the Elephant Mountains (Phnom Damrei), Kampot Province, southern Cambodia (altitude about 1000 m above sea level). |
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| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dibamus elephantinus sp. n. can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of morphological characters: snout-vent length (SVL) up to 129.3 mm; tail length comprises 17–22% of SVL; rostral suture incomplete; nasal and labial sutures complete; single postocular; three scales at the posteromedial edge of first infralabial; two scales at the posterior edge of second infralabial; the medial sublabial scale enlarged; 19 midbody scale rows; 22 transverse scale rows just posterior to head; 17–19 transverse scale rows just anterior to vent; 178–202 ventral scales; 46–52 subcaudal scales; relative size of frontal to frontonasal (FSW/FNSW) 127–136%; relative size of interparietal to surrounding scales (IPW/NSW) 111–140%; in males hindlimbs longer than head length (HLL/HL 74–78%); the light colored band on the body may be present or absent. We provide an osteological description of the new species based on micro- CT data. Genetically and morphologically Dibamus elephantinus sp. n. is most closely related to D. dalaiensis inhabiting the western part of the Cardamom Mountains in Cambodia. (Kliukin et al. 2024) 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 55 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | We do not have the paper, hence no information. Here is what Poyarkov responded to our request: “With the illegal and unprovoked Russian invasion to Ukraine having no end in sight, I think it is morally unacceptable to read publications by Russian authors published in Russian journals, not to mention that they should not be featured in the Reptile Database. Therefore I see no reason to share this publication with you and as a corresponding author of this paper, I do not support featuring my scientific contributions in the database you are managing” (N. Poyarkov, pers. comm., 1 July 2025). We think he has a point ... |
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