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Diploderma donglangense LIU, HOU, ANANJEVA & RAO, 2023

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesChinese: 稻城龙蜥 
SynonymDiploderma donglangense LIU, HOU, ANANJEVA & RAO 2023: 182 
DistributionChina (Sichuan: Donglang Township, Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture)

Type locality: Yaying Village, Donglang Township, Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (28°48'49"N, 100°35'42"E, 2750 m elevation).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: KIZ 2022057, adult male, collected on 31 July 2022 by Mian Hou. Paratypes: KIZ 2022058–KIZ 2022059, KIZ 2022061, three adult females; KIZ 2022060, adult male. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Diploderma donglangense sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body size relatively small, SVL 44.9–52.8 mm in adult males, 47.2–56.4 in adult females; (2) tail relatively short, TAL/SVL 1.76–1.87 in adult males, 1.59–1.89 in adult females; (3) limbs moderately long, FLL/SVL 0.46–0.47 in adult males, 0.44–0.50 in adult females, HLL/SVL 0.73–0.75 in adult males, 0.70–0.78 in adult females; (4) head moderately long, HW/HL 0.69–0.71 in adult males, 0.71–0.73 in adult females; (5) MD 37–43; (6) F4S 13–17, T4S 19–24; (7) tympanum concealed; (8) nuchal and dorsal crest scales feebly developed, no skin fold under nuchal and dorsal crests; (9) distinct transverse gular fold present; (10) ventral scales of head homogeneous in size, keeled; (11) ventral scales of body strongly keeled; (12) gular spot present in males, present or absent in females, pale yellow in life; (13) dorsolateral stripes distinct in males, moderately jagged, creamy yellow in life; (14) radial stripes around eye indistinct; (15) oral cavity, inner lips, and tongue pale pink in life. (Liu et al. 2023).


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet refers to Donglang Township, where the new species was discovered. 
References
  • Liu S, Hou M, Ananjeva NB, Rao D 2023. Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China. ZooKeys 1148: 167-207 - get paper here
 
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