Title: A New Species of Japalura From SiChuan (Agamidae Gray. Japa Lura)
Abstract: Japalura batangensis sp.nov.Holotype:Ba-98012 adult male;Wangjiao(29°17.6′N,99°5.2′E),Batang Country,Sichuan,alt.2 400 m collected by Wu Yi on August 9,1998.Allotype:Ba-98004,adult female;Quxigong Village(29°46.1′N,99°3.8′E)Batang Country,Sichuan,alt.4 100 m collected by Wan Yu on July 29,1998.Paratypes:3 males(Ba98010?Ba98014?Ba98017),and 3 females(Ba98015?Ba98016?Ba98018):collected from the same locality from 5-9 August,1998.Type specimens are kept in the Institute of Rare Animals and Plants,Sichuan Teachers College.Diagnosis:This new species resembles Japalura flaviceps Barbour and Dunn but differs from the latter in:1?A well developed lateral nuchal fold stretching between the shoulder and gular folds,and bordering a small cavity underneath the fold;2?Seven to nine grayish white broken or complete transverse bands on dorsum;3?Males with grayish white longitudinal stripe on both sides of the body;4?Most of the enlarged keeled scales at the lateral sides of the body are white in color;5?Tip of longest digit not reaching the tympanum when hind limbs are stretched forward.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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