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Diploderma panlong WANG, CHE & SILER, 2020

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Pan Long Mountain Dragon
Chinese: 蟠龙龙蜥 (Pinyin Pan Long Long Xi) 
SynonymDiploderma 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 
DistributionChina (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 
TypesHolotype: 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. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (14590 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSimilar 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. 
EtymologyThe 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. 
References
  • Deng Q, Yu Z, Zeng F. 1991. Herpetological Survey in Panzhihua City, Sichuan. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 10(2): 27–29
  • DONG, W., LI, L., XUN, H., GAO, W., WANG, K., & CHE, J. 2024. Extended Descriptions and Revised Diagnoses of Three Recently Described, Little-Known Mountain Dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) from the Yalong River Valley in Southwest China. Zootaxa, 5463(4): 479-500
  • Wang, K., Ren, J., Wu, J., Jiang, K., Jin, J., Hou, S., ... & Che, J. 2020. Systematic revision of mountain dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) in China, with descriptions of six new species and discussion on their conservation. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59(1), 222-263 (published online 2020)
  • WANG, Kai; , Ke JIANG, Gang PAN, Mian HOU, Cameron D. SILER and Jing CHE 2015. A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China. Asian Herpetological Research 6 (3): 159–168 - get paper here
  • WANG, Kai; Ke JIANG, Da-Hu ZOU, Fang YAN, Cameron D. SILER, Jing CHE 2016. Two new species of Japalura (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Range, China. Zoological Research 37(1): 41-56, DOI: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.41 - get paper here
  • Zhao E. M., Zhao K., Zhou K. Y. 1999. Fauna Sinica, Reptilia, Vol. 2, Squamata, Lacertilia. [In Chinese] Beijing: Science Press, 394 pp
  • Zhao, E & Yang, D. 1997. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hengduan Mountain Region. [in Chinese] Science Press, Beijing, 303 pp.
  • Zhao, E. (ed.) 2003. Coloured atlas of Sichuan reptiles [in Chinese]. Beijing, China Forestry Publishing House
 
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