Diploderma ngoclinense (ANANJEVA, ORLOV & NGUYEN, 2017)
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Japalura ngoclinensis ANANJEVA, ORLOV & NGUYEN 2017 Diploderma ngoclinense — WANG et al. 2018 Diploderma ngoclinensis — LINDKEN et al. 2024 |
Distribution | Vietnam (Kon Tum Province) Type locality: above Mang Xang Village, Ngoc Linh Mountain, Dac Glei District, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam (15°05' N 107°57' E, elevation 1650 m), |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZISP 26230 (adult female), collected on 25 March 2004 by Alexei V. Abramov (Figures 2 and 5). Paratypes ZISP 26231 (adult female) and VNMH 3110 (subadult female) from above Mang Xang Village, Ngoc Linh Mountain, Dac Glei District, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam (15°05' N 107°57' E, elevation 1650 m), on 25 March 2004 by Alexei V. Abramov (Figures 3–5). |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis Medium-sized, long-tailed Japalura species with relatively long limbs, that differs from all other species of this genus by the following combination of characters: tympanum hidden, transverse gular fold absent, enlarged subocular scale row present. Third and fourth fingers have equal length. Very low dorsal crest from 5–6 slightly enlarged serrated scales. |
Comment | Status unclear. May be a synonym of D. splendidum (Wang et al. 2018). Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | The specific epithet refers to the distribution of the new species in the Ngoc Linh Mountain, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam. |
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