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. Additional details (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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