Abstract
A new species of the genre Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 of the County of Qiaojia, city of Zhaotong, northeast of the province of Yunnan, China, is described. Phylogenetically, the new species is placed within the D. Splendidum Complex and has genetic distances of 7.3% and 7.5% of D. splendidum (Barbour and Dunn, 1919) Sensu stricto and daduense Cai, Liu & Chang, 2024, respectively, based on the sequences of the ND2 gene. Morphologically, the new species looks a lot D. Splendidum strict sensu and D. DaduenseHowever, it can be distinguished from D. Splendidum Sensu strict as it has a larger body size in relatively shorter men and limbs, and can be differentiated from D. Daduense having a relatively narrower head in the relatively shorter men and extremities in men. In addition, the new species differs from D. Splendidum strict sensu and D. Daduense Having different colorations, especially in the absence of transverse stripes in the dorsal head. This study also revealed that D. Splendidum Sensu Lato is a complex that contains multiple species and that more research is needed to clarify the taxonomy of the complex.
Keywords: morphology; ND2; Qiaojia County; systematic; Taxonomy
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| Holotype (KIZ2021106) of Diploderma qiaojiaense sp. nov. In life. (A) dorsal view; (B) lateral view; (C) Ventral view; (D) Foreground view of the side side of the head; (E) Foreground view of the ventral side of the head; and (f) Foreground view of the oral cavity. |
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| Female paratype (kiz2021108) of Diploderma qiaojiaense sp. nov In life. (A) dorsal view; (B) lateral view; (C) Ventral view; (D) Foreground view of the side side of the head; (E) Foreground view of the ventral side of the head; and (f) Foreground view of the oral cavity. |
Class Reptilia Laurenti, 1768
Order Squamata Oppon, 1811
Family Agamidae Gray, 1827
Gender Diploderma Hallowell, 1861
Diploderma qiaojiaense sp. nov.
Diagnosis: Relatively large body size, SVL 88.4–95.9 mm in adult men; moderately long tail, such/SVL 2.17–2.29; relatively short limbs, fll/SVL 0.39–0.42, HLL/SVL 0.69–0.73; relatively long head, HL/SVL 0.32-0.35; hidden eardrum; The ventral head and the stages of the body strongly killed, some enlarged scales interspersed in the ventral head; Well developed nuchal crest, moderately developed dorsal crest; The folds of the skin strongly erected under the nucal and dorsal ridges present. Dorsal surface of the light brownish gray head without transverse bands; It was transverse black on the indistinct upper lip, region between the strip under the eye and the strip on the upper white lip; Green green dorsolateral line in males in life, upper or slightly irregular upper edge, straight lower edge; Absent gular spot, some white spots with an indistinct black circle surrounded by the present in the ventral head; The oral cavity, internal lips and the color of the flesh of tongue light.
Etymology: The specific epithet refers to County of Qiaojiawhich is where the new species was discovered.
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| Corresponding body and throat colorations in the males of Diploderma qiaojiaense sp. nov. under different environmental conditions. High temperature in the afternoon (above), enjoying raising the body temperature in the morning (below) and the state between the other two (medium). No samples were collected. |
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