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Acanthosaura liui LIU, HOU, MO & RAO, 2020

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAcanthosaura liui LIU, HOU, MO & RAO 2020 
DistributionChina (Yunnan: Jianshui County, Shiping County)

Type locality: China, Yunnan, Jianshui; 23°20'24"N, 102°44'28"E; 1540 m  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. KIZ L2020001, male; collected 2 May 2020; Shuo Liu leg. Paratypes. China • 1 female; the same locality as the holotype; 16 May. 2020; Shuo Liu leg.; KIZ L2020002 • 2 ♂; the same locality as the holotype; 17 May. 2020; Shuo Liu leg.; KIZ L2020003 and KIZ L2020004. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Body size medium (SVL 85.1–95.9 mm), postorbital and occipital spines present; relatively developed gular pouch; scales on flanks randomly intermixed with medium and large scales; nuchal crest gradually developed posteriorly, first nuchal crest spine shortest and last nuchal crest spine longest; diastema between nuchal and dorsal crests present; dorsal crest underdeveloped, composed of enlarged, pointed scales beginning at shoulder region and decreasing regularly in size; tail 1.47–1.77× SVL; number of subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger 16–18 and the fourth toe 22–25; black nuchal collar present; black eye patch extending from nostril through orbit posteriorly and downwards through tympanum and then posteriorly and upwards meeting diamond-shaped black nuchal collar on nape; black oblique folds anterior to forelimb insertions present and not meeting black nuchal collar; anterior nuchal crest spines and dorsal sides of postorbital and occipital spines light colored, posterior nuchal crest spines and ventral sides of postorbital and occipital spines black; gular pouch light blue; tongue and inside of mouth yellow.


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CommentSympatry: Hebius atemporale, Ophiophagus hannah, Oreocryptophis porphyraceus, Pareas margaritophorus, Ptyas major, P. nigromarginata, and Sphenomorphus indicus 
References
  • Liu S, Hou M, Mo M, Rao D 2020. A new species of the genus Acanthosaura (Squamata, Agamidae) from Yunnan, China, with comments on its conservation status. ZooKeys 959: 113-135 - get paper here
  • Wang K, Lyu ZT, Wang J, Qi S, Che J 2022. Updated Checklist and Zoogeographic Division of the Reptilian Fauna of Yunnan Province, China. Biodiversity Science 30 (4): 21326, 1–31 - get paper here
 
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