Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis MELNIKOV & PIERSON, 2012
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Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis MELNIKOV & PIERSON 2012 |
| Distribution | S Oman Type locality: Jabal Samhan, Dhofar, Oman. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZISP 26531 (TJP 30386), adult male collected by Theodore J. Papenfuss and Todd Pierson on 1 July 2011 (Fig. 3). Paratypes. CAS 227580 (TJP 28513), CAS 227581 (TJP 28515), MVZ 242743 (TJP 28514); CAS 227583 (TJP 28517); CAS 227593 (TJP 28536); CAS 227594 (TJP 28537), MVZ 242744 (TJP 28538) – all adults: five males, two females. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A large and robust species of Pseudotrapelus with the 3rd toe much longer than the 4th, 11 – 13 lamellae under the 4th toe, 6 – 8 well developed precloacal pores in males (the two central pores are larger in size and closer to the cloaca), 13 – 16 lower labial scales, and no enlarged scales in the occipital area of the head and dorsum. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in TAMAR et al. 2016: Fig. 1, Tamar et al. 2019: Fig. 1. |
| Etymology | This species is named after the place where type specimens were collected – the Dhofar Governorate of Oman. |
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