Two new species of Japalura （Squamata： Agamidae） from the Hengduan Mountain Range, China

Until recently, the agamid species, Japalura flaviceps was recognized to have the widest geographic dis- tribution among members of the genus occurring in China, from eastern Tibet to Shaanxi Province. However, recent studies restricted the distribution of J. flaviceps to the Dadu River valley only...

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Published in:动物学研究 2016, Vol.37 (1), p.41-56
Main Author: Kai WANG Ke JIANG Da-Hu ZOU Fang YAN Cameron D. SILER Jing CHE
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
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中国
大渡河流域
新种
有鳞目
横断山脉
物种保护
西藏东部
鬣蜥科
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Summary:Until recently, the agamid species, Japalura flaviceps was recognized to have the widest geographic dis- tribution among members of the genus occurring in China, from eastern Tibet to Shaanxi Province. However, recent studies restricted the distribution of J. flaviceps to the Dadu River valley only in north- western Sichuan Province, suggesting that records of J. flaviceps outside the Dadu River valley likely represent undescribed diversity. During two herpeto- faunal surveys in 2013 and 2015, eight and 12 specimens of lizards of the genus Japalura were collected from the upper Nujiang （=Salween） Valley in eastern Tibet, China, and upper Lancang （=Mekong） Valley in northwestern Yunnan, China, respectively. These specimens display a unique suite of diagnostic morphological characters. Our robust comparisons of phenotype reveal that these populations can be distinguished readily from J. flaviceps and all other recognized congeners. Herein, we describe the two Japalura lineages as new spe- cies, Japalura laevive
ISSN:0254-5853