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Diploderma shuoquense LIU, HOU, RAO & ANANJEVA, 2022

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesChinese: 硕曲龙蜥 
SynonymDiploderma shuoquense LIU, HOU, RAO & ANANJEVA 2022 
DistributionChina (Sichuan: Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Prefecture)

Type locality: Shuoqu River Valley, Qingde Town, Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (28°48′50′′N, 99°49′47′′E, 2700 m elevation  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. KIZ2022004, adult male, collected on 23 April 2022 by Shuo Liu.
Paratypes. KIZ2022005–KIZ2022007, three adult males, collecting information the same as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Diploderma shuoquense sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body size small, SVL 48.2–52.3 mm in males; (2) tail moderately long, TAL/SVL 1.87–1.97 in males; (3) limbs moderately long, FLL/SVL 0.45–0.49 in males, HLL/SVL 0.69–0.74 in males; (4) head moderately wide, HW/HL 0.72–0.74 in males; (5) MD 34–40; (6) F4S 13–16, T4S 19–21; (7) tympanum concealed; (8) nuchal and dorsal crest scales feebly developed, not distinctively erected or raised on skin folds in males; (9) distinct trans- verse gular fold present; (10) ventral head scales smooth or weakly keeled and ventral body scales strongly keeled; (11) ventral head scales homogeneous in size; (12) no distinct gular spot in males; (13) dorsolateral stripes jagged in males, yellowish-white or greyish-white in life; (14) 8–10 radial stripes around the eye on each side; (15) oral cavity, inner lips and tongue pink in life.


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EtymologyThe specific epithet refers to the Shuoqu River, by which the new spe- cies was discovered. 
References
  • Liu S, Hou M, Rao D, Ananjeva NB 2022. Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30 - get paper here
 
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