Complicitus nigrigularis (OTA & HIKIDA, 1991)
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Blackthroated Bloodsucker |
Synonym | Calotes nigrigularis OTA & HIKIDA 1991 Bronchocela nigrigularis – MALKMUS 1994: 235 Complicitus nigrigularis — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 166 Complicitus nigrigularis — BARTS & WILMS 2003 Complicitus nigrigularis — DAS & YAAKOB 2007 |
Distribution | Malaysia (Borneo, Sabah) Type locality: Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Borneo. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: KUZ 13223, adult male |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): A relatively small agamid lizard with a snout-vent length (SVL) of < 80 mm and a tail about twice as long, which resembles Pseudocalotes species in general habitus. Easily distinguishable from these and all other agamid lizard genera by the combination of the following characters: gular sac with lateral pockets and granulated scales, crests on neck, back and along the median line of the gular pouch present, dorsals heterogeneous and tympanum visible (Manthey & Denzer 2019: 8). |
Comment | Type species: Calotes nigrigularis OTA & HIKIDA 1991 is the type species of the genus Complicitus MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997. Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017) and from 3 specimens (Manthey & Denzer 2019). |
Etymology | Named after the black coloration of the throat, from Latin niger, nigra, nigrum = black, and Latin gula = throat, also for esophagus. |
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