Diploderma xinlongense CAI, ZHANG, LI, DU, XIE, HOU, ZHOU & JIANG, 2022
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Diploderma xinlongense
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Xinlong Mountain Lizard Chinese: 新龙攀蜥 (xīn lóng pān xī) |
| Synonym | Diploderma xinlongense CAI, ZHANG, LI, DU, XIE, HOU, ZHOU & JIANG 2022 Diploderma xinlongense— DONG et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan), elevation 2950–3080 m Type locality: Eri village (30.8954°N, 100.231797°E; at elevation 3040 m a.s.l.), Wuya Township, Xinlong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: CIB 119354, Adult male (filed number 20210907), collected by Huaming ZHOU and Jing LI on September 2021. Allotype: Adultfemale,CIB119355(filednumber20210906), also collected from Eri vallige (30.895089°N, 100.230106°E; at elevation 3057 m a.s.l.), Wuya Township, Xinlong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, by Huaming ZHOU and Jing LI. Paratypes: The specimens 20210908 share the same locality as the holotype, the 20210909 (female, 30.525361°N, 100.339067°E; at elevation 2961 m a.s.l.), 20210910 (subadult, 30.526836°N, 100.337386°E; at elevation 2976 m a.s.l.), a nd 20210911(male, 30.528414°N, 100.3357°E; a t elevation 2951 m a.s.l.) were collected from Junba Brindge, Xinlong County; 20210912 (male, 30.895036°N, 100.228056°E; at elevation 3052 m a.s.l.) collected from Wuya Township, Xinlong County. All the specimens were from Xinlong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China, and the collector information as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Diploderma xinlongense sp. nov. can be mainly distinguished from other Diploderma species by the following characters: 1) TAL/SVL 146.7%–152.1% (average 149.4%) in males, and 144.8%–146.6% (average 145.9%) in females; 2) TRL/SVL 43.4%–45.1% in males and 45.3%–52.6% in females; 3) HL/ SVL 31.2%–31.8% in males and 29.4%–34.2% in females; 4) T4S 16–21 (average 19) and F4S 13–16 (average 14); 5) ventral scales distinctively keeled; 6) tympanum concealed; 7) transverse gular fold deep, forming a pouch across throat; 8) radial stripes below eyes present; 9) ventrolateral body smoky white to white (one specimen is mosaic light yellow), with light yellow and white spots in males, light grey white or wheat spots in females; 10) gular spot always cyan surrounded by yellow in live males while cyan or light cyan surrounded by white in live females; 11) inner-lip smoky white, and tongue and oral cavity light flesh color; 12) dorsolateral stripes strongly jagged, and yellow in males while sandy brown (normally) or light grey (dimly lit or stressed) in live females; 13) skin fold under dorsal crest and nuchal crest are weak; 14) fourth toe with claw reaching tympanum when hindlimbs adpressed forward. (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 4538 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet of “Xinlong” refers to the Xinlong County where the new species was discovered. |
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