Diploderma limingense LIU, HOU, RAO & ANANJEVA, 2022
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Chinese: 黎明龙蜥 |
| Synonym | Diploderma limingense LIU, HOU, RAO & ANANJEVA 2022 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan: Yulong County) Type locality: Liming Village, Liming Township, Yulong County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China (27°2′0′′N, 99°40′42′′E, 2300 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. KIZ2022014, adult male, collected on 21 April 2022 by Shuo Liu. Paratypes. KIZ2022013, KIZ2022015, KIZ2022017, three adult males, collecting information the same as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Diploderma limingense sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body size medium, SVL 55.6–56.8 mm in males; (2) tail relatively long, TAL/SVL 1.92–2.09 in males; (3) head moderately wide, HW/HL 0.71–0.74 in males; (4) limbs relatively long, FLL/SVL 0.47–0.52 in males, HLL/SVL 0.74–0.82 in males; (5) MD 45–48; (6) F4S 15–16, T4S 21–22; (7) tympanum concealed; (8) nuchal and dorsal crest scales feebly developed, no skin folds under nuchal and dorsal crest scales in males; (9) distinct transverse gular fold present; (10) ventral head and body scales strongly keeled; (11) ventral head scales heterogeneous in size; (12) gular spot present in males, yellowish- white in life; (13) dorsolateral stripes jagged in males, light yellow in life; (14) ventral surfaces of body, limbs and tail light brick red in males in life; (15) five radial stripes around the eye on each side; (16) inner lips bright yellow, tongue light orange, remain- ing oral cavity mostly light flesh colour in life. 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. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet refers to Liming Township, where the new species was discovered. |
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