Diploderma tachengense LIU, HOU, ANANJEVA & RAO, 2023
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Diploderma tachengense
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Chinese: 塔城龙蜥 |
| Synonym | Diploderma tachengense LIU, HOU, ANANJEVA & RAO 2023 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan: Tacheng Town, Weixi County, Diqing Prefecture) Type locality: Kena Village, Tacheng Town, Weixi County, Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (27°34'12"N, 99°20'36"E, 2180 m elevation). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ 2022028, adult male, collected on 6 July 2022 by Shuo Liu. Paratypes: KIZ 2022027, adult male; KIZ 2022029, adult female; KIZ 2022038, subadult male; and KIZ 2022039, subadult female. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Diploderma tachengense sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body size moderate, SVL 55.2–55.7 mm in adult males, 65.4 mm in adult female; (2) tail moderately long, TAL/SVL 1.88–1.89 in adult males, 1.56 in adult female; (3) limbs moderately long, FLL/SVL 0.45–0.47 in adult males, 0.46 in adult female, HLL/SVL 0.76–0.78 in adult males, 0.70 in adult female; (4) head relatively robust, HW/HL 0.73–0.80 in adult males, 0.74 in adult female; (5) MD 38–44; (6) F4S 15–19, T4S 20–24; (7) tympanum concealed; (8) nuchal and dorsal crests continuous, feebly developed, no skin fold under nuchal and dorsal crests; (9) distinct transverse gular fold present; (10) ventral scales of head homogeneous, feebly keeled; (11) ventral scales of body strongly keeled; (12) gular spot present in both sexes, pale yellow in life; (13) dorsolateral stripes distinct in males, strongly jagged, pale yellow in life; (14) radial stripes around eye relatively distinct; (15) oral cavity and inner lips pinkish white, tongue pink in life. (Liu et al. 2023). 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 4513 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet refers to Tacheng Town, where the new species was discovered. |
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