Agama parafricana TRAPE, MEDIANNIKOV & TRAPE, 2012
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Agama parafricana
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Agama parafricana TRAPE, MEDIANNIKOV & TRAPE 2012 in MEDIANNIKOV et al. 2012 |
| Distribution | Togo, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria Type locality: Asrama forest* (07°00’ N 01°23’ E), Togo |
| Reproduction | oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 2010.0630 (GenBank: JF520734), previously IRD TR.3130, an adult male collected on 1 March 2010, by J.-F. Trape (Fig. 26). Paratypes. MNHN-RA 2010.0631 (GenBank: JF520728), previously IRD TR.3200, a gravid female collected on 4 March 2010 at Bassila (09°01’N 01°39’ E), Benin, by J.-F. Trape (Fig. 28a, b); IRSNB 2662 (GenBank: JF520729), previously IRD TR.3248, an adult female collected on 7 March 2010 at Guiguisso (09°03’ N 01°40’ E), Benin, by a villager (Fig. 28c) IRSNB 2663 (GenBank: JF520730), previously; IRD TR.3249, a gravid female collected on 7 March 2010 at Guiguisso by a villager (Fig. 28d ); IRD TR.3311 (GenBank: JF520731), a male collected on 7 March 2010 at Guiguisso by a villager; IRD TR.3316, a female collected on 7 March 2010 at Guiguisso by a villager |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The genetic results and the following characters: a species resembling A. agama, A. paragama, and A. africana but characterized by a much smaller snout-vent length of adult males (82 – 101 mm instead of 115 – 140 mm), a low vertebral count (29 – 34 instead of 40 – 56 in sympatric specimens of A. agama),and strongly carinated and mucronate dorsal scales (feebly arinated and mucronate scales in sympatric specimens of A. agama). |
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| Etymology | The name of the new species refers to its close relationship to A. africana. |
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