Bronchocela rayaensis GRISMER, WOOD, LEE, QUAH, ANUAR, NGADI & SITES, 2015
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Bronchocela rayaensis
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gunung Raya Green-crested Lizard |
| Synonym | Bronchocela rayaensis GRISMER, WOOD, LEE, QUAH, ANUAR, NGADI & SITES 2015 Bronchocela cristatela — ZIMMERER 2004: 87 Bronchocela cristatella — MANTHEY 2008: 49 Bronchocela cristatella — LIM et al. 2009: 23 Bronchocela cristatella — GRISMER 2011: 143 Bronchocela rayaensis — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 |
| Distribution | Peninsular Malaysia (Pulau Langkawi, Tuba Island) Type locality: Gunung Raya, Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia (06°22.096 N; 99°49.004 E), 834 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous. The paratype (LRCUKM 0136) is a gravid female (SVL 85.0 mm) carrying two eggs. |
| Types | Holotype: LSUHC 7535, adult male, collected on 18 August 2005 by L. Lee Grismer and Perry L. Wood Jr., at 2140 hrs Paratype. LRCUKM 0136 (=LSUHC 12061) collected on 2 May 2014 by Ehwan N. at 1000 hrs at 400 m a.s.l. from Gunung Raya, Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia (06°23.035 N; 99°47.443 E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small species reaching 85 mm SVL; Tympanum small (DT/DO 0.46–0.49); head squarish in lateral profile (HD/HL 0.49–0.56), relatively narrow (HW/HL 0.56–0.59); forelimbs relatively long (FLL/SVL 0.59); foot relatively short (FoL/HLL 0.37–0.38); hind limbs relatively long (HLL/SVL 0.91–0.99); 5–7 loreal scales; three postmentals; nuchal crest low, longer than diameter of orbit, spines lancolate; 67–71 midbody scales; no rows of paravertebral scales bearing keels pointing dorsoposteriorly; 5–7 rows of dorsal scales bearing keels pointing posteriorly; ventral scales less than five times the width of dorsal scales; 30 subdigital lamellae on the third finger; 31–33 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; third finger longer than fourth finger; fourth finger not longer than fifth toe; no white patch between tympanum and orbit; tympanum green in adults; no white or yellow supralabial stripe; no red gular patch; no white ventrolateral line on body; no postfemoral red line; and faint caudal bands. These characters are scored across all species in Tables 4 and 5 in GRISMER et al. 2015. 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 1922 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet is derived from the Malay word raya meaning “great” and the Latin suffix-ensis meaning “originating in” and refers to this species discovery at the type locality on Gunung Raya. |
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