Calotes pethiyagodai AMARASINGHE, KARUNARATHNA, HALLERMANN, 2014
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Calotes pethiyagodai
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Pethiyagoda’s Crestless Lizard Sinhala (local) name: Pethiyagodagë Nosilu Katussa Tamil (local) name: Pethiyagodavin Oonan |
| Synonym | Calotes pethiyagodai AMARASINGHE, KARUNARATHNA, HALLERMANN in AMARASINGHE et al. 2014 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka (Knuckles massif), elevation 900-1400 m Type locality: Midland Estate, Knuckles, Sri Lanka, 7°31’N, 80°44’ E, elevation 915 m |
| Reproduction | oviparous (by implication) |
| Types | Holotype: NMSL (= WHT) 6211, Male, 91.8 mm SVL, coll. M. M. Bahir, A. Silva & K. Maduwage, 24 IX 2004. Paratypes. Male, NMSL (= WHT)6154A, 91.3 mm SVL, Midlands Estate-Knuckles, alt. 915 m, coll. M. M. Bahir & M. Meegaskumbura, 5 VI 2004; Male, NMSL (= WHT)6241, 88.9 mm SVL, Cobet’s Gap-Knuckles, alt. 1,000, coll. K. Manamendra-Arachchi & M.M. Bahir; Males, ZSM 215/1981/3–4, 59.4 mm SVL (sub adult), 76.8 mm SVL, Gammaduwa-Knuckles, W. Erdelen, 21 VI 1980; Male, ZSM 216/1981/1, 86.1 mm SVL, Cobet’s Gap-Knuckles, W. Erdelen, 27 VI 1980; Male, ZSM258/1979, 76.3 mm SVL, Cobet’s Gap-Knuckles, W. Erdelen, 01 IV 1979; Males, ZSM 218/1981/1–3, 81.5 mm SVL, 85.5 mm SVL, 76.7 mm SVL, Midcar-Knuckles, W. Erdelen, 05 XII 1979; Female, NMSL (= WHT) 6154B, 80.8 mm SVL, Midlands Estate-Knuckles, alt. 915 m, coll. M. M. Bahir & M. Meegaskumbura, 5 VI 2004; Female, NMSL (= WHT)106A, 78.9 mm SVL, Gammaduwa Estate-Knuckles, alt. 915 m, coll. K. Manamendra-Arachchi & D. Gabadage, 23 X 1993; Female, NMSL (= WHT)1435, 77.2 mm SVL, Midlands Estate- Knuckles, coll. D. Gabadage & M.M. Bahir, 3 IX 1996. Females, ZSM 215/1981/1–2, 75.8 mm SVL, 78.3 mm SVL, Gammaduwa-Knuckles, W. Erdelen, 21 VI 1980; Female, ZMH R06165, 76.5 mm SVL, Gammaduwa- Knuckles, W. Erdelen, 7°34'00"N 80°42'00"E, coll. W. Erdelen, 1972; Female, ZSM 217/1981, 66.5 mm SVL, Cobet’s Gap-Knuckles, W. Erdelen, 19 VI 1979; Females, ZSM 218/1981/4–5, 71.8 mm SVL, 55.8 mm SVL (sub adult), Midcar-Knuckles, 05 XII 1979. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Males of C. pethiyagodai sp. nov. differ from the males of C. liocephalus by the absence of a gular pouch (vs. present); mid gular scales smaller (vs. equal or larger) than the scales besides; scales on snout larger (vs. smaller) than the scales on occipital and forhead; pectoral scales not enlarged (vs. enlarged); subcaudals elongated (vs. shortened); abdominal scales partially and slightly carinate, and acuminate (vs. completely and strongly carinate, and mucronate); scales on venter somewhat larger in size than those on dorsum at same level (vs. smaller); tubercle like spine above the tympanum, one (vs. two); axila–groin, tibia, forth toe, upper arm, and snout, longer (151.4–153.3%, 69.4–73.7%, 63.0–75.7%, 51.4–53.9%, and 36.6–37.9% of HL respectively) vs. shorter (109.4–129.7%, 65.5–67.9%, 51.9–59.7%, 47.7–51.3%, and 27.8–33.7% of HL respectively); larger eye, diameter 28.7–29.5% of HL (vs. smaller, diameter 26.6–28.5% of HL); mid body scales, 50–54 (vs. 46–50); and subdigital lamellae, 36–38 (vs. 27–32). C. pethiyagodai sp. nov. further differs from congeners by the following opposing characters of Sri Lankan and Indian species of the genus Calotes; C. andamanensis: enlarged keeled scales on ventral surface of thigh; C. aurantolabium: shoulder pit absent; C. rouxii: two small groups of spines on each side of the neck; C. calotes, C. grandisquamis, C. jerdoni, C. nemoricola, C. versicolor: lateral scales directed backwards and upwards; and C. ceylonensis, C. desilvai, C. elliotti, C.emma, C. liolepis, C. maria, C. nigrilabris: well-developed spines above the tympanum. |
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