Diploderma daochengense CAI, ZHANG, LI, DU, XIE, HOU, ZHOU & JIANG, 2022
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Diploderma daochengense
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Daocheng Mountain Lizard Chinese: 稻城攀蜥 (dào chéng pān xī) |
| Synonym | Diploderma daochengense CAI, ZHANG, LI, DU, XIE, HOU, ZHOU & JIANG 2022 Japalura flaviceps — ZHAO et al. 1999: 111 (part.) Diploderma yulongense — SHU et al. 2021: 259 Diploderma daochenggensis — WANG ET AL. 2024 (in error) |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan) Type locality: Eya tong Township (28.04754478°N, 100.3224385°E; at elevation 1916 m a.s.l.), Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: CIB119352, Adult male (filed number DC001), collected by Huaming ZHOU and Jing LI on September 2021. Allotype: Adult female, CIB119353 (filed number DC003), also collected from Eyatong Ethnic Township (28.0469772°N, 100.32392371°E; at elevation 1930 m a.s.l.), and the same collecting information as the holotype. Paratypes: DC004 (female, 28.04838729°N, 100.3217799°E; at elevation 1925 m a.s.l.) collected from Eyatong Ethnic Township. The specimens 20210904 (female, 27.946867°N, 100.435083°E; at elevation 1664 m a.s.l.), 20210905 (male, 27.953308°N, 100.427531°E; at elevation 1652 m a.s.l.) collected from Eya Naxi Ethnic Township, Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichua n Province, China, by Hua ming ZHOU a nd Jing LI on September 2021; 2019ML0037 (male) and 2019ML0038 (female) collected from Xiamaidi Township, Muli Tibetan Autonomous County (27.789794°N, 101.200958°E; at elevation 1889 m a.s.l.) by Feng XIE, Puyang ZHENG and Mingyang CHENG on August 2019; 2019ML0006 (subadult, 28.283388°N, 100.661666°E; a t elevation 2208 m a.s.l.) and 2019ML0012 (subadult, 28.287653°N, 100.654886°E; at elevation 2158 m a.s.l.) collected from Shuiluo Township, Muli Tibetan Autonomous County by Feng XIE, Puyang ZHENG and Mingyang CHENG on August 2019; ML070706 (female, 28.287653°N, 100.654886°E; at elevation 2158 m a.s.l.) and ML070807 (female, 28.290626°N,100.666664°E; at elevation 2180 m a.s.l.) respectively collected from Shuiluo Township by Feng XIE, Puyang ZHENG and Mingyang CHENG on July 2020. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Diploderma daochengense sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Diploderma species by the following characters: 1) TAL/SVL 206.8%–251.6% (average 226.8%) in males, and 169.5%–208.5% (average 189.7%) in females; 2) TRL/ SVL 40.8%–67.3% in males and 45.6%–70.3% in females; 3) SEL/HL 39.6%–71.2% in males and 37.5%–68.8% in females; 4) T4S 14–18 (average 16) and F4S 20–25 (average 23); 5) no bright transverse stripes or bands on dorsal body; 6) ventral scales distinctively keeled; 7) tympanum concealed; 8) transverse gular fold deep, forming a distinct pouch across throat; 9) no radial stripes around eyes;10) inner-lip coloration smoky white, and coloration of tongue and oral cavity light flesh color; 11) ventrolateral body white to grey or light yellow with yellow, cyan or white spots in males; 12) cyan or dark olive green gular spots present in both sexes in life; 13) upper edge of the dorsolateral stripes smooth, and yellow (normally), brown (when dimly lit or stressed) in males, gray while white or light yellow in females in life; 14) fourth toe with claw reaching eye when hindlimbs adpressed forward; 15) well-developed skin folds under nuchal crest present in males only, vertebral crest discontinuous between nuchal and dorsal sections with a distinct gap. (Cai et al. 2022) 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 4370 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet of “Daocheng” refers to a county name of Sichuan, and the new species is found on its southeastern edge. |
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