Pseudocalotes larutensis HALLERMANN & MCGUIRE, 2001
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Pseudocalotes larutensis
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bukit Larut False Garden Lizard |
| Synonym | Pseudocalotes larutensis HALLERMANN & MCGUIRE 2001 Pseudocalotes larutensis — GRISMER 2011 Pseudocalotes larutensis — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 |
| Distribution | Western Malaysia (Perak) Type locality: approx. 200 road meters below the summit of Bukit Larut along the paved road leading to the Bukit Larut Telekom Station, Perak, Malaysia, elevation approx. 1000 m. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: TNHC 58040, adult or nearly adult male (Texas Natural History Collections, University of Texas at Austin); paratype: TNHC 58041 (subadult male) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: (Apologize errors through OCR) Pseudocalotes larutensis can be distinguished from other agamid lizards known to occur on the Malay Peninsula based on external and internal morphology. From Acanthosaura and Calotes, P. lal'lltensis can he distinguished by the absence (versus presence) of large postorbital and nuchal spines and its much smaller adult size. From Aphaniotis, it is distinguished by its exposed (versus scaled-over) tympanum and absence of blue pigments lining the oral mucosa. From Bronchocela cristatella, it is distinguished by its much shorter tail, its pale tan-yellow (rather than bright green) dorsal coloration, and dorsal scales that are larger (versus equal in size or smaller) than the ventrals. From Draco, it is diagnosed by the absence of patagia. From Gonocephalus, it is diagnosed by its much smaller adult size and dorsal scales that are larger (versus equal in size or smaller) than the ventrals. The new species differs from Pseudocalotes brevipes, P. microlepis, and P. poilani by having fewer scales around midbody (51 ~53 in P. Zarutensis versus 65-80 in P. brevipes, 65-72 in P. microlepis, and 60 in P. poilani), and differs from P. fiavigula by having more scales around midbody (51~53 versus 38-40). Pseudocalotes larutensis differs from P. dringi, P. saravacensis, P. tympanistriga, and P. sumatrana by having the anterior edges of the subdigital scales of the third toe modified such that they are pOinted and triangular (versus unmodified). The new species can be distinguished from P. fioweri by the presence of fewer canthal scales between the nasal and the anteriormost semicircular scale of the supraocular series (4 versus 5-6); by the shape of the subdigitallamellae on the third-toe (triangular and pointed versus with blade-like lateral extentions), and by the absence (versus presence) of a scale intercalated between the nasal and postrostrals. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | named after the type locality. |
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