[1].A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China[J].Asian Herpetological Research,2015,6(3):159-168.[doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.140042]
 Kai WANG,Ke JIANG,Gang PAN,et al.A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China[J].Asian Herpetological Reserch(AHR),2015,6(3):159-168.[doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.140042]
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A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China()
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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

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6
期数:
2015年3期
页码:
159-168
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出版日期:
2015-09-25

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Title:
A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China
文章编号:
AHR-2014-0042
Author(s):
Kai WANG12 Ke JIANG1 Gang PAN3 Mian HOU4 Cameron D. SILER2 and Jing CHE1*
1 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China
2 Sam Nobel Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73072-7029, OK, USA
3 Institute of Plateau Ecology, Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College, Linzhi 860000, Tibet, China
4 Academy of Continuing Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, Sichuan, China
Keywords:
distribution Hengduan Mountains Japalura J. flaviceps species complex
DOI:
10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.140042
Abstract:
A new species of the agamid genus Japalura is described based on 15 specimens from the upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of eastern Tibet, PR China. Populations of the new species, Japalura vela sp. nov., were previously recognized as J. flaviceps. The new species is morphologically most similar to J. batangensis, J. micangshanensis, J. variegata, and J. zhaoermii, but is distinguished from the four species and all remaining congeners by the following combination of morphological characters: 1) small adult size (SVL 56–69 mm in males, 59–66 mm in females); 2) ratio of tail TAL/SVL 1.85–2.06; 3) ratio of hind limb HLL/SVL 0.72–0.81; 4) T4S 24 or 25; 5) concealed tympanum; 6) transverse gular fold present; 7) gular pouch present; 8) axillary fold present; 9) a pronounced, continuous, sail-like vertebral crest along length of body in males; 10) ground dorsal coloration black in males; 11) distinct gray transverse streaks on dorsal surface of head; 12) black radiated streaks around eyes; 13) distinct, black vermiculate stripes on ventral surface of head in both sexes; 14) a strongly jagged dorsolateral stripe from neck to base of tail on each side of vertebral crest in males; and 15) absence of gular spots in both sexes. General distribution patterns of the genus in the Hengduan Mountains region are also discussed.

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