Diploderma panlong WANG, CHE & SILER, 2020
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Diploderma panlong
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Pan Long Mountain Dragon Chinese: 蟠龙龙蜥 (Pinyin Pan Long Long Xi) |
| Synonym | Diploderma panlong WANG, CHE & SILER in WANG et al. 2020: 248 Japalura dymondi —DENG et al. 1991: 27, in part Japalura dymondi —ZHAO et al. 1999: 110, in part Japalura dymondi —ZHAO 2003: 82, in part. Japalura flaviceps — DENG et al. 1991: 27 Japalura flaviceps — ZHAO et al. 1999: 111 Japalura flaviceps — ZHAO 2003: 84, in part. Diploderma panlong — DONG et al. 2024: 486 |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan: Liangshan District) Type locality: Siyinuo Village, Mianning County, Liangshan District, Sichuan Province, China (101.8806° E, 28.3569° N, elevation 1,430 m, WGS 84). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ 040138, adult male. Collected by Kai Wang and Gadeng Nima on April 25, 2018. Paratypes: KIZ 040137, 040139, 040140, 040143, adult males; 040141, 040142, young adult males. All share same collecting information as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (14590 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: D. swild and D. dymondi Publication date: The online publication time for the manuscript that describe the species (December 2020) is earlier than the publication time of the entire issue of the journal (January 2021), which is why the taxonomic authority is 2020 instead of 2021. Conservation: Habitats of D. panlong overlap greatly with human inhabitations, road construction, and major hydropower station (i.e., Jinping Hydropower Station), which have resulted in deforestation and pose serious threats to the remaining habitat of the new species. Although the extent distribution range of the species is still unknown, given our preliminary surveys, the estimated extent of occurrence of the new species is less than 600 km2 along the Yalong River Valley between Jiulong County and Xichang in Sichuan Province. Given the restricted range along a single, highly developed river valley, the observed declines of habitat quality, and the existing development plans of the Yalong River by the government, we recommend listing the species as Vulnerable (VU) according to IUCN criteria D2. |
| Etymology | The specific name “panlong” is derived from the Chinese word 蟠 龙 ( Pinyin: Pan Long), from the ancient Chinese literature, 广雅 (Pinyin: Guang Ya). The name refers to dragons that are terrestrial and are not able to fly, which matches the terrestrial lifestyle of the new species. |
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