treatments-xml/data/03/D0/87/03D087D85B1CFFDDFF45C13A4AB7BA45.xml
2024-06-21 12:22:17 +02:00

689 lines
85 KiB
XML
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters

This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.

<document id="43E7879F7C5634502F5A6FBD9DEB166C" ID-CLB-Dataset="45984" ID-DOI="10.5281/zenodo.279140" ID-GBIF-Dataset="6826a06d-640c-49e7-a263-52048c0bd445" ID-ISSN="1175-5326" ID-Zenodo-Dep="279140" IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe" IM.metadata_approvedBy="felipe" IM.tables_requiresApprovalFor="existingObjects,plazi" IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe" checkinTime="1460409632501" checkinUser="plazi" docAuthor="Geniez, Philippe, Padial, José M. &amp; Crochet, Pierre-André" docDate="2011" docId="03D087D85B1CFFDDFF45C13A4AB7BA45" docLanguage="en" docName="zt03098p046.pdf" docOrigin="Zootaxa 3098" docStyle="DocumentStyle:890A69B780ED73D6DB8551B71C8AC79E.4:Zootaxa.2009-2012.journal_article" docStyleId="890A69B780ED73D6DB8551B71C8AC79E" docStyleName="Zootaxa.2009-2012.journal_article" docStyleVersion="4" docTitle="Agama tassiliensis Geniez, Padial &amp; Crochet, 2011, sp. nov." docType="treatment" docVersion="8" lastPageNumber="38" masterDocId="FFE9FFA05B1AFFD1FFD2C4334E30BD1C" masterDocTitle="Systematics of north African Agama (Reptilia: Agamidae): a new species from the central Saharan mountains" masterLastPageNumber="46" masterPageNumber="26" pageNumber="32" updateTime="1698300291768" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
<mods:mods id="39B49B1C148EE863364CFFC9207A18AE" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
<mods:titleInfo id="1CFFF900624C620A50D83C82354EF5D1">
<mods:title id="882F6770ECDBED01EAF2B634EB734160">Systematics of north African Agama (Reptilia: Agamidae): a new species from the central Saharan mountains</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
<mods:name id="09880A251376DBDC0ECE5C3080C447A2" type="personal">
<mods:role id="F671E83DD8C88F4121DC0724817CFCA0">
<mods:roleTerm id="32AE6D360A9ED7763F1935BE4DCBA704">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="FC0128DEBE10E4B167B524D0FCD2D4A3">Geniez, Philippe</mods:namePart>
</mods:name>
<mods:name id="7762AE56B3B3619EBECDD22281354836" type="personal">
<mods:role id="8619A26D42D39DA6222B6D5B72E03E0C">
<mods:roleTerm id="1A5A01E79DD4FEE4F757F6C108BF9BB4">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="DC40688E9D2A4DF4F1614FBA9C7C5CDC">Padial, José M.</mods:namePart>
</mods:name>
<mods:name id="7137AA10C18ACFE4E923CD388986D5E8" type="personal">
<mods:role id="213C5E00C9448D079F00709C57E6330F">
<mods:roleTerm id="E67F189407F59573624B479FEAC0F0EE">Author</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
<mods:namePart id="2D51E9EBAAE98E5D27D51854D970E9DC">Crochet, Pierre-André</mods:namePart>
</mods:name>
<mods:typeOfResource id="AB6865E637EE55AD8E646A5C31A1F988">text</mods:typeOfResource>
<mods:relatedItem id="BEDCE6FCDF72136AAD0132CB9FDF2693" type="host">
<mods:titleInfo id="B679F67EAE1BA2EB4C5EE4716370B833">
<mods:title id="3E38C53A4541D7DD59C96A7081809C25">Zootaxa</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
<mods:part id="EC00677784FBC596F7729F5762DF075C">
<mods:date id="920317AA7D9CD9468AEA273466F14A4E">2011</mods:date>
<mods:detail id="8D5A1B7211DE49E7902A2F50FD8367BE" type="volume">
<mods:number id="C0AE06ACEE091B26C48C7A80889D1B64">3098</mods:number>
</mods:detail>
<mods:extent id="4C1100B6DBDDB281727A4D499E93A3E1" unit="page">
<mods:start id="5C6260270616C86143C8413A43EAD1C8">26</mods:start>
<mods:end id="9DCB699E71BB50F605F0C33D5BCC93C0">46</mods:end>
</mods:extent>
</mods:part>
</mods:relatedItem>
<mods:classification id="F63F3E6FCE9DD30E38BA04C5DD2075FB">journal article</mods:classification>
<mods:identifier id="2E0F1042C3BE853014F174165192518E" type="CLB-Dataset">45984</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier id="15E77EF7077273B7F633640BC303B65B" type="DOI">10.5281/zenodo.279140</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier id="8ADE9E66E680E4BAB813681C834470A5" type="GBIF-Dataset">6826a06d-640c-49e7-a263-52048c0bd445</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier id="726181C1588F28F0A3F60D872917E97E" type="ISSN">1175-5326</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier id="692252B463AB0AEE028606DDB4BF0796" type="Zenodo-Dep">279140</mods:identifier>
</mods:mods>
<treatment id="03D087D85B1CFFDDFF45C13A4AB7BA45" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6184592" ID-GBIF-Taxon="119422999" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6184592" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03D087D85B1CFFDDFF45C13A4AB7BA45" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087D85B1CFFDDFF45C13A4AB7BA45" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="38" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<subSubSection id="C36365455B1CFFD7FF45C13A4FEBB83E" box="[151,475,1288,1315]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="nomenclature">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B1CFFD7FF45C13A4FEBB83E" blockId="6.[151,475,1288,1315]" box="[151,475,1288,1315]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<heading id="D08E81A25B1CFFD7FF45C13A4FEBB83E" bold="true" box="[151,475,1288,1315]" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" reason="1">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FF45C13A4FEBB83E" bold="true" box="[151,475,1288,1315]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1CFFD7FF45C13A4F47B83F" box="[151,375,1289,1315]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FF45C13A4F47B83F" bold="true" box="[151,375,1289,1315]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Agama tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B1CFFD7FEAFC13B4FEBB83E" box="[381,475,1288,1314]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C36365455B1CFFD7FF45C1634A04B8EB" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B1CFFD7FF45C1634FFBB8B3" blockId="6.[151,1436,1359,2035]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FF45C1634F3BB874" bold="true" box="[151,267,1360,1384]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<typeStatus id="54C2886C5B1CFFD7FF45C1634F36B874" box="[151,262,1360,1384]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
.
</emphasis>
<collectionCode id="ED68AE0B5B1CFFD7FEC1C1634F59B87B" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" box="[275,361,1360,1383]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" name="Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">MNHN</collectionCode>
2010.0632, adult male collected on
<date id="FFC7100E5B1CFFD7FCD4C17C4D54B87B" box="[774,868,1359,1383]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" value="1921-04">April 21</date>
th
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B1CFFD7FC51C17C4DE9B87B" box="[899,985,1359,1383]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.10286" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" unit="in" value="2009.0">2009 in</quantity>
the Tassili nAjjer (south-eastern
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B1CFFD7FA8EC17C4E88B890" name="Algeria" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Algeria</collectingCountry>
),
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B1CFFD7FF1EC1474F35B890" box="[204,261,1396,1420]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" unit="km" value="5.0">5 km</quantity>
south-south-west from Iherir [WGS84
<geoCoordinate id="EE4D50095B1CFFD7FD12C1474D0AB890" box="[704,826,1396,1420]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" precision="5" value="25.35">25.3500°N</geoCoordinate>
/
<geoCoordinate id="EE4D50095B1CFFD7FC83C1474D89B890" box="[849,953,1396,1420]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" precision="5" value="8.3911">8.3911°E</geoCoordinate>
/
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B1CFFD7FC1DC1474A2DB890" box="[975,1053,1396,1420]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.428" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="1428.0">1428m</quantity>
a.s.l.] by P.-A. Crochet, P. Geniez and
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B1CFFD7FF14C1A44EEDB8B3" box="[198,221,1431,1455]" name="Iceland" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">O</collectingCountry>
. Peyre. See
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B1CFFD7FEB7C1A44FF7B8B3" box="[357,455,1431,1455]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1955,1978]" captionTargetBox="[196,1396,339,1924]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[192,1397,337,1925]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 2. Agama tassiliensis n. sp., holotype, MNHN 2010.0632, adult male from Algeria, Tassili nAjjer, 5.5 km SSSW of Iherir [25.3500 ° N / 8.3911 ° E], photo P. Geniez. A: dorsal view of the live specimen. B: ventral view of the live specimen." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279142/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Figure 2</figureCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B1CFFD7FF17C1884A04B8EB" blockId="6.[151,1436,1359,2035]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FF17C1884F51B8C8" bold="true" box="[197,353,1467,1492]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Chresonyms.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1CFFD7FEBAC18F4CF7B8C8" authority="Joger 1979" authorityName="Joger" authorityYear="1979" box="[360,711,1468,1493]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FEBAC18F4C08B8C8" box="[360,568,1468,1492]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Agama impalearis</emphasis>
:
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FD95C18E4CF7B8C8" author="Joger" box="[583,711,1468,1493]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Joger, U. (1979) Zur Okologie und Verbreitung wenig bekannter Agamen Westafrikas. Salamandra, 15, 31 - 52." type="journal article" year="1979">Joger 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FD01C18F4D3EB8C8" author="Joger" box="[723,782,1468,1492]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Joger, U. (1981) Zur Herpetofaunistik Westafrikas. Bonner zoologische Beitrage, 32, 297 - 340." type="journal article" year="1981">1981</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FCC9C18F4DCFB8C8" author="Schleich" box="[795,1023,1468,1492]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Schleich, H. H., Kastle, W. &amp; Kabisch, K. (1996) Amphibians and reptiles of North Africa. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, 630 pp." type="book" year="1996">
Schleich
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FC51C18E4D8CB8C8" box="[899,956,1468,1492]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">et al.</emphasis>
1996
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FBD9C18F4AA9B8C8" author="Kriska" box="[1035,1177,1468,1492]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Kriska, M. A. (2001) Contribution a l'inventaire chorologique des biogeocenoses de l'Air et du Tamesna nigerien. Memoires et travaux de l'Institut de Montpellier, 24. Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Montpellier, 132 pp + 368 maps." type="book" year="2001">Kriska 2001</bibRefCitation>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1CFFD7FB76C18F4F79B8EB" authority="Angel and Lhote 1938" authorityName="Angel and Lhote" authorityYear="1938" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FB76C18F4B78B8C8" box="[1188,1352,1468,1492]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Agama agama</emphasis>
:
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FA85C18F4F79B8EB" author="Angel" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Angel, F. &amp; Lhote, H. (1938) Reptiles et amphibiens du Sahara Central et du Soudan recceuillis par M. H. Lhote. Bulletin du Comite d'etudes historiques et scientifiques de l'Afrique occidentale francaise, 21, 345 - 384." type="journal article" year="1938">Angel and Lhote 1938</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FE87C1EC4C2BB8EB" author="Angel" box="[341,539,1503,1528]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Angel, F., Guibe, J. &amp; Lamotte, M. (1954) La reserve naturelle integrale du mont Nimba, Fasc. II. Lezards. Memoires de l'Institut francais d'Afrique noire, 40, 371 - 402." type="journal article" year="1954">
Angel
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FE73C1D24FE9B8E4" box="[417,473,1504,1528]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">et al.</emphasis>
1954
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FDF4C1D34CFBB8EB" author="Le" box="[550,715,1503,1527]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Le Berre, M. (1989) Faune du Sahara 1. Poissons - amphibiens - reptiles. Lechevalier - R. Chabaud, Paris, 332 pp." type="book" year="1989">Le Berre 1989</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFE84B3F5B1CFFD7FD05C1EC4A00B8EB" author="Sindaco" box="[727,1072,1503,1528]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" refString="Sindaco, R. &amp; Jeremcenko, V. K. (2008) The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated checklist and distributional atlas of the turtles, crocodiles, amphisbenians and lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina, 580 pp." type="book" year="2008">Sindaco and Jeremčenko 2008</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C36365455B1CFFD7FF17C2374F65BB9B" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B1CFFD7FF17C2374A77BB23" blockId="6.[151,1436,1359,2035]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FF17C2374F7CBB00" bold="true" box="[197,332,1540,1564]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name comes from the Berber word “tassili”, referring to sandstone plateaux of the Sahara. It also refers to the Tassili nAjjer, a Saharan massif where the
<typeStatus id="54C2886C5B1CFFD7FCEDC2144D91BB23" box="[831,929,1575,1599]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
was collected.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B1CFFD7FF17C2784F65BB9B" blockId="6.[151,1436,1359,2035]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FF17C2784FF5BB78" bold="true" box="[197,453,1611,1636]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Specimens examined.</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D7FFD475B1CFFD7FE1FC27F4C56BB78" box="[461,614,1612,1636]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="generic">68 specimens</specimenCount>
from the entire known distribution range of the species (cf. Distribution and Appendix I).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C36365455B1CFFDBFF17C2A04DE5BDC8" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="36" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B1CFFD6FF17C2A04D87BC00" blockId="6.[151,1436,1359,2035]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1436,151,284]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="33" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FF17C2A04F0FBBB0" bold="true" box="[197,319,1683,1708]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A medium to large size
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1CFFD7FD9CC2A74CADBBB0" box="[590,669,1684,1708]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FD9CC2A74CADBBB0" box="[590,669,1684,1708]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(reaching
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B1CFFD7FCC6C2A74D5DBBB0" box="[788,877,1684,1708]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.34" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" unit="cm" value="13.4">13.4 cm</quantity>
of SVL and around
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B1CFFD7FB82C2A74AA4BBB0" box="[1104,1172,1684,1708]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.7" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" unit="cm" value="37.0">37 cm</quantity>
of total length) belonging to the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1CFFD7FEDBC28B4FE8BBCC" box="[265,472,1720,1744]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1CFFD7FEDBC28B4FE8BBCC" box="[265,472,1720,1744]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Agama impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex (medium proportions, dorsal scales regularly keeled, at least 3 spines on the anterior border of the ear opening, a nuchal crest in both sexes but no caudal crest, see also genetic data) and characterized by the following features (see also Tables 3, 4, 5, 6 and
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B1CFFD7FCBDC2CC4D82BA0B" box="[879,946,1791,1815]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1955,1978]" captionTargetBox="[196,1396,339,1924]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[192,1397,337,1925]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 2. Agama tassiliensis n. sp., holotype, MNHN 2010.0632, adult male from Algeria, Tassili nAjjer, 5.5 km SSSW of Iherir [25.3500 ° N / 8.3911 ° E], photo P. Geniez. A: dorsal view of the live specimen. B: ventral view of the live specimen." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279142/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B1CFFD7FC6FC2CC4DFDBA0B" box="[957,973,1791,1815]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1377,1400]" captionTargetBox="[154,1434,253,1355]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,253,1356]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 3. Variation in Agama tassiliensis n. sp. from Tassili nAjjer and Acacus Mountains. A: PGe. 921, adult male in breeding colouration, Algeria, Tassili n'Ajjer, surroundings of Tamarit near Djanet, photo G. Vigo. Note the broad (3 4 scales wide), bright red vertebral stripe (can be orange to red in other specimens), a coulour never encountered in the other members of the A. impalearis group. In A. agama the crest area can be orange but this colour does not extend onto the back. B: PGe. 991, gravid adult female, Algeria, Tassili n'Ajjer at 24.5847 ° N / 9.3235 ° E, photo G. Vigo. Note that the colours are typical of gravid females of the A. impalearis group, and very different from those of the A. agama group (cf. Fig. 6). C: PGe. 999, juvenile, Libya, ca 100 km N. of Ghat, Wadi Maghidet, photo G. Vigo. D: Habitat of Agama tassiliensis n. sp., Algeria, Tassili NAjjer, 5.5 km downstream of Issendelene, photo P. Geniez." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279143/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">3</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B1CFFD7FC0BC2CC4DDABA0B" box="[985,1002,1791,1815]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1816,1839]" captionTargetBox="[157,1432,182,1782]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[151,1436,171,1796]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 4. Variation in Agama tassiliensis n. sp. from Aïr Mountains, Niger. A: PGe. 869, adult male from Idoukal'n Taghès, photo S. Sant. B: Brito code 362, adult male of from 20 km S. of Timia, photo J. C. Brito." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279144/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">4</figureCitation>
): head angular, 63 to 73 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 4th toe slightly larger than 3rd (sometimes of same size), a relatively large number of supralabials (around 12, min. 10 max. 16), a large number of subdigital lamellae (1520 under the 4th finger, average 17.37, and 1824 under the 4th toe, average 20.47), a well-developed crest composed by (8) 10 to 15 spines and a frequently orange eye contour. Males in breeding condition can be brightly coloured: head and throat orange or red, body dark blue, legs and tail blue, crest and vertebral stripe generally reddish to red. Also, the new species is diagnosed by possessing 6 pure simple private nucleotide character states in the fragment of mitochondrial 16S gene sequence when compared with the other members of the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1DFFD6FCC6C4AB4DBCBDAC" box="[788,908,152,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1DFFD6FCC6C4AB4DBCBDAC" box="[788,908,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
clade (all positions refer to the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1DFFD6FB3CC4AB4BACBDAC" box="[1262,1436,152,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Pseudotrapelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1DFFD6FB3CC4AB4BACBDAC" box="[1262,1436,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">Pseudotrapelus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complete mitochondrial sequence NC_013603, when they are dependent on ambiguous alignment this is indicated): A at positions 2127 (ambiguous alignment) and 2194; two Cs inserted immediately after position 1926; G at position 2218; and T, inserted after position 1926, 4bp after the two Cs.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF0666465B1DFFD6FF45C3904B6EBAC4" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279142/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="33" targetBox="[196,1396,339,1924]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B1DFFD6FF45C3904B6EBAC4" blockId="7.[151,1435,1955,2009]" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1DFFD6FF45C3904F23BAA5" bold="true" box="[151,275,1955,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B1DFFD6FEC8C3964FE7BAA6" box="[282,471,1956,1978]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1DFFD6FEC8C3964FE7BAA6" box="[282,471,1956,1978]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">Agama tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B1DFFD6FE0CC3974C28BAA5" bold="true" box="[478,536,1956,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B1DFFD6FE0CC3974C28BAA5" box="[478,536,1956,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="33" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype, MNHN 2010.0632, adult male from Algeria, Tassili nAjjer, 5.5km SSSW of Iherir [25.3500°N/8.3911°E], photo P. Geniez. A: dorsal view of the live specimen. B: ventral view of the live specimen.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B12FFD9FFAFC5944EC2BCE4" blockId="8.[125,1805,423,504]" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FFAFC5944EC5BCD9" bold="true" box="[125,245,423,453]" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Table 3.</emphasis>
Mean (standard deviation), minimum-maximum (n=sample size) for selected characters in the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FA89C59A4801BCDF" box="[1371,1585,425,451]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FA89C59A4801BCDF" box="[1371,1585,425,451]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Agama impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group and.
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FF4FC5EC4EDBBCE4" box="[157,235,479,504]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FF4FC5EC4EDBBCE4" box="[157,235,479,504]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B12FFD9FF46C64548B7BB6D" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<table id="F979C46E5B12002EFFAFC622493DBB6D" box="[125,1805,529,1649]" gridcols="7" gridrows="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC622493DBFAC" box="[125,1805,529,688]" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC6224F19BFAC" box="[125,297,529,688]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Adult SVL (males)</th>
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC6224C20BFAC" box="[333,528,529,688]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FE54C6224FFCBF50" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FE54C6224FFCBF50" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Agama tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B12FFD9FE01C6004C20BF50" box="[467,528,563,588]" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
116.1 (11.23) 106-134 (n=9)
</th>
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C6224CCEBFAC" box="[570,766,529,688]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FDA1C6224CE9BF50" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FDA1C6224CE9BF50" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Agama impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
111.3 (11.37) 87-130 (n=36)
</th>
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C6224DD4BFAC" box="[800,996,529,688]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FCFBC6224DEABF37" box="[809,986,529,555]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosa">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FCFBC6224DEABF37" box="[809,986,529,555]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Agama spinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
99.3 (8.14) 86-113 (n=13)
</th>
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C6224A8BBFAC" box="[1029,1211,529,688]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FBDDC6224A80BF37" box="[1039,1200,529,555]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FBDDC6224A80BF37" box="[1039,1200,529,555]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Agama boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
88.8 (10.38) 70-101 (n=9)
</th>
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C6224B99BFAC" box="[1267,1449,529,688]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FAC4C6224B92BF50" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FAC4C6224BB1BF37" box="[1302,1409,529,555]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">A. boueti</taxonomicName>
, “
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FAD6C6014BA7BF50" box="[1284,1431,562,588]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="castroviejoi">castroviejoi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
phenotype 95.3 (8.38) 84-104 (n=4)
</th>
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C622493DBFAC" box="[1505,1805,529,688]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B12FFD9FA3AC62248BFBF37" box="[1512,1679,529,555]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="34" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B12FFD9FA3AC62248BFBF37" box="[1512,1679,529,555]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Agama agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
112.0 (12.69) 92-132 (n=9)
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC6E9493DBE08" box="[125,1805,730,788]" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC6E94F19BE08" box="[125,297,730,788]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Adult SVL (females)</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC6E94C20BE08" box="[333,528,730,788]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">96.8 (11.18) 82-108 (n=4)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C6E94CCEBE08" box="[570,766,730,788]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">100.7 (7.20) 90-113 (n=17)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C6E94DD4BE08" box="[800,996,730,788]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">no voucher</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C6E94A8BBE08" box="[1029,1211,730,788]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">85.1 (4.05) 81.6-90 (n=5)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C6E94B99BE08" box="[1267,1449,730,788]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">84 (n=1)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C6E9493DBE08" box="[1505,1805,730,788]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">101.6 (11.41) 91.2-115 (n=4)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC70E493DBE6B" box="[125,1805,829,887]" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC70E4F19BE6B" box="[125,297,829,887]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Foreleg/SVL ratio (males)</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC70E4C20BE6B" box="[333,528,829,887]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.44 (0.03) 0.40-0.48 (n=9)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C70E4CCEBE6B" box="[570,766,829,887]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.43 (0.03) 0.39-0.52 (n=34)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C70E4DD4BE6B" box="[800,996,829,887]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.44 (0.02) 0.41-0.47 (n=14)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C70E4A8BBE6B" box="[1029,1211,829,887]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.46 (0.02) 0.45-0.48 (n=2)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C70E4B99BE6B" box="[1267,1449,829,887]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.45 (0.03) 0.41-0.47 (n=5)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C70E493DBE6B" box="[1505,1805,829,887]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.46 (0.03) 0.43-0.50 (n=6)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC793493DBEC6" box="[125,1805,928,986]" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC7934F19BEC6" box="[125,297,928,986]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Foreleg/SVL ratio (females)</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC7934C20BEC6" box="[333,528,928,986]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.45 (0.05) 0.39-0.52 (n=6)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C7934CCEBEC6" box="[570,766,928,986]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.44 (0.03) 0.39-0.48 (n=19)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C7934DD4BEC6" box="[800,996,928,986]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">no voucher</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C7934A8BBEC6" box="[1029,1211,928,986]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.47 (0.02) 0.41-0.51 (n=5)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C7934B99BEC6" box="[1267,1449,928,986]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.41 (n=1)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C793493DBEC6" box="[1505,1805,928,986]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.46 (0.04) 0.41-0.49 (n=6)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC037493DB922" box="[125,1805,1028,1086]" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC0374F19B922" box="[125,297,1028,1086]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Hindleg/SVL ratio (males)</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC0374C20B922" box="[333,528,1028,1086]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.64 (0.03) 0.62-0.72 (n=9)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C0374CCEB922" box="[570,766,1028,1086]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.65 (0.04) 0.55-0.72 (n=35)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C0374DD4B922" box="[800,996,1028,1086]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.67 (0.03) 0.62-0.72 (n=14)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C0374A8BB922" box="[1029,1211,1028,1086]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.71 (0.02) 0.70-0.73 (n=2)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C0374B99B922" box="[1267,1449,1028,1086]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.70 (0.04) 0.66-0.76 (n=5)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C037493DB922" box="[1505,1805,1028,1086]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.66 (0.04) 0.60-0.71 (n=6)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC054493DB9BD" box="[125,1805,1127,1185]" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC0544F19B9BD" box="[125,297,1127,1185]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Hindleg/SVL ratio (females)</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC0544C20B9BD" box="[333,528,1127,1185]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.65 (0.09) 0.58-0.80 (n=6)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C0544CCEB9BD" box="[570,766,1127,1185]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.64 (0.04) 0.55-0.69 (n=18)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C0544DD4B9BD" box="[800,996,1127,1185]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">no voucher</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C0544A8BB9BD" box="[1029,1211,1127,1185]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.73 (0.07) 0.60-0.77 (n=5)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C0544B99B9BD" box="[1267,1449,1127,1185]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.67 (n=1)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C054493DB9BD" box="[1505,1805,1127,1185]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">0.67 (0.07) 0.56-0.75 (n=6)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC0F9493DB819" box="[125,1805,1226,1285]" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC0F94F19B819" box="[125,297,1226,1285]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Supralabials</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC0F94C20B819" box="[333,528,1226,1285]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">12.10 (1.10) 10-16 (n=48)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C0F94CCEB819" box="[570,766,1226,1285]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">12.18 (1.11) 10-17 (n=101)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C0F94DD4B819" box="[800,996,1226,1285]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">10.57 (0.81) 9-12 (n=21)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C0F94A8BB819" box="[1029,1211,1226,1285]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">11.02 (0.90) 9-13 (n=49)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C0F94B99B819" box="[1267,1449,1226,1285]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">11.93 (1.27) 10-14 (n=14)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C0F9493DB819" box="[1505,1805,1226,1285]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">9.12 (0.86) 7-11 (n=42)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC11D493DB874" box="[125,1805,1326,1384]" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC11D4F19B874" box="[125,297,1326,1384]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Nb dorsal scales</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC11D4C20B874" box="[333,528,1326,1384]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">68.00 (3.08) 63-73 (n=17)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C11D4CCEB874" box="[570,766,1326,1384]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">69.22 (4.14) 57-83 (n=63)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C11D4DD4B874" box="[800,996,1326,1384]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">64.83 (4.87) 59-77 (n=18)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C11D4A8BB874" box="[1029,1211,1326,1384]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">58.37 (3.13) 53-65 (n=27)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C11D4B99B874" box="[1267,1449,1326,1384]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">60.71 (1.11) 60-63 (n=7)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C11D493DB874" box="[1505,1805,1326,1384]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">68.19 (6.39) 57-78 (n=16)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC1A2493DB8D7" box="[125,1805,1425,1483]" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC1A24F19B8D7" box="[125,297,1425,1483]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Subd. lamellae 4th finger</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC1A24C20B8D7" box="[333,528,1425,1483]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">17.37 (1.34) 15-20 (n=19)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C1A24CCEB8D7" box="[570,766,1425,1483]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">13.76 (0.90) 12-16 (n=68)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C1A24DD4B8D7" box="[800,996,1425,1483]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">14.86 (1.24) 13-18 (n=21)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C1A24A8BB8D7" box="[1029,1211,1425,1483]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">12.45 (1.09) 10-14 (n=31)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C1A24B99B8D7" box="[1267,1449,1425,1483]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">14.38 (1.06) 13-16 (n=8)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C1A2493DB8D7" box="[1505,1805,1425,1483]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">19.68 (1.80) 16-22 (n=19)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3549348C5B12002EFFAFC1C7493DBB6D" box="[125,1805,1524,1649]" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">
<th id="76985DF05B12002EFFAFC1C74F19BB6D" box="[125,297,1524,1649]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Subd. lamellae 4th toe Nb of crest spines (males)</th>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFE9FC1C74C20BB6D" box="[333,528,1524,1649]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">20.47 (1.61) 18-24 (n=19) 11.88 (1.63) 8-15 (n=26)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFDE8C1C74CCEBB6D" box="[570,766,1524,1649]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">15.84 (0.94) 14-18 (n=68) 9.58 (1.57) 6-13 (n=55)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFCF2C1C74DD4BB6D" box="[800,996,1524,1649]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">17.10 (1.37) 16-20 (n=20) 11.07 (1.79) 8-16 (n=15)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFBD7C1C74A8BBB6D" box="[1029,1211,1524,1649]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">18.06 (1.23) 16-21 (n=34) 7.25 (0.93) 6-9 (n=16)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFB21C1C74B99BB6D" box="[1267,1449,1524,1649]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">21.22 (1.20) 19-23 (n=9) 7.11 (1.27) 5-9 (n=9)</td>
<td id="76985DF05B12002EFA33C1C7493DBB6D" box="[1505,1805,1524,1649]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">22.38 (1.60) 19-25 (n=21) 14.68 (2.13) 10-19 (n=28)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FF45C4AB4D84BDCC" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,498]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF45C4AB4EDDBDB1" bold="true" box="[151,237,152,173]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Table 4.</emphasis>
Frequency (in %) of vertebral stripe colour characters in each taxon (adult males only). I = indistinct, concolorous, GG = grey to greyish, WY = white to yellow, OR = orange to red. n = sample size.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FD2CC4DE4BACBF54" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,498]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1436,562,900]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
I GG YW OR n
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C5264F03BC36" box="[167,307,276,298]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C5264F03BC36" box="[167,307,276,298]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FEEBC5274F42BC35" bold="true" box="[313,370,276,297]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B13FFD8FEEBC5274F42BC35" box="[313,370,276,297]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
3 0 18 79 33
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C50E4F00BC4E" box="[167,304,316,338]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C50E4F00BC4E" box="[167,304,316,338]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FD2CC50F4A31BC4D" box="[766,1025,316,337]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1987-10-03">3 10 87</date>
0 60
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C5564F20BC66" box="[167,272,357,378]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosa">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C5564F20BC66" box="[167,272,357,378]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. spinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FD2CC5574A31BC66" box="[766,1025,356,378]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1977-08-15">8 15 77</date>
0 13
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C5BE4FADBCBE" box="[167,413,396,418]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C5BE4F33BCBE" box="[167,259,396,418]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">A. boueti</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FEC3C5BE4FA6BCBE" box="[273,406,397,418]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="castroviejoi">castroviejoi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
morphotype
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FD2CC5BF4A31BCBE" box="[766,1025,396,418]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1967-11-22">11 22 67</date>
0 9
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C5864F33BCD6" box="[167,259,436,458]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C5864F33BCD6" box="[167,259,436,458]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FD2CC5874A31BCD5" box="[766,1025,436,457]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1972-11-17">17 72 11</date>
0 18
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C5EE4F38BCEE" box="[167,264,477,498]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C5EE4F38BCEE" box="[167,264,477,498]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
22 0 16 62 32
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF45C6004EDFBF54" bold="true" box="[151,239,563,584]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Table 5.</emphasis>
Frequency (in %) of throat colouration characters in each taxon. W = white (no marbling); G = pale grey to brown
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FF45C6614BACBF7B" blockId="9.[151,1436,562,900]" box="[151,1436,593,615]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
grey marbling; D = dark grey, dark purple or black marbling; B = uniformly blue throat or blue marblings;
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B13FFD8FAD6C6614B26BF7B" box="[1284,1302,594,615]" name="Iceland" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">O</collectingCountry>
= uniformly
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FF45C6464C9CBF96" blockId="9.[151,1436,562,900]" box="[151,684,628,650]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">orange to red throat or with orange to red marblings.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FD8AC6964B17BFA7" blockId="9.[151,1436,562,900]" box="[600,1319,677,699]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Adult males Adult females</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FD84C6F54BB3BE9F" blockId="9.[151,1436,562,900]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
W G D B
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B13FFD8FCA0C6F54DB4BFC7" box="[882,900,710,731]" name="Iceland" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">O</collectingCountry>
n W G D B
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B13FFD8FAC9C6F54B1DBFC7" box="[1307,1325,710,731]" name="Iceland" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">O</collectingCountry>
n
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF77C6D14F00BFEB" box="[165,304,737,759]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF77C6D14F00BFEB" box="[165,304,737,759]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FEE5C6D14F40BFEB" bold="true" box="[311,368,738,759]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B13FFD8FEE5C6D14F40BFEB" box="[311,368,738,759]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
0 17 26 0 56 23 0 25 75 0 0 16
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF77C6CD4F1DBE08" box="[165,301,766,788]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF77C6CD4F1DBE08" box="[165,301,766,788]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
0 19
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FD3AC6CD4D4FBE0F" box="[744,895,765,787]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1948-05-28">48 28 5</date>
42 0 42 52 7 0 31
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF77C7294F3FBE33" box="[165,271,794,815]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosa">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF77C7294F3FBE33" box="[165,271,794,815]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. spinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
10 10 0 0
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FCA0C7294A15BE33" box="[882,1061,793,815]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1980-10-25">80 10 25</date>
50 0 0 25 4
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF77C7054FABBE57" box="[165,411,822,844]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF77C7054F30BE50" box="[165,256,822,844]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">A. boueti</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FEDDC7054FA4BE57" box="[271,404,822,843]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="castroviejoi">castroviejoi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
morphotype 0 57 43 0 0 7 0 50 50 0 0 4
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF77C7614F31BE7B" box="[165,257,849,871]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF77C7614F31BE7B" box="[165,257,849,871]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
40 47 13 0 0 15 57
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FB99C7614AD0BE7B" box="[1099,1248,850,871]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1937-03-03">37 3 3</date>
0 35
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF77C75D4F36BE98" box="[165,262,878,900]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF77C75D4F36BE98" box="[165,262,878,900]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FD84C75D4CC5BE9F" box="[598,757,878,899]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1913-04-13">13 13 4</date>
0
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FCA0C75D4A29BE9F" box="[882,1049,878,899]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1970-07-23">70 23 7</date>
14 79 0 0 14
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FF45C7884D3FBECC" blockId="9.[151,1331,952,1264]" box="[151,783,952,977]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF45C7884ED9BECC" bold="true" box="[151,233,955,976]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Table 6.</emphasis>
Frequency (in %) of relative lenght of 3rd and 4th toes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FD3CC7D94B03B9F3" blockId="9.[151,1331,952,1264]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
3rd&gt; 4th 3rd = 4th 3rd &lt;4th n
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C0214F03B93B" box="[167,307,1041,1063]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C0214F03B93B" box="[167,307,1041,1063]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FEEBC0214F42B93B" bold="true" box="[313,370,1042,1063]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B13FFD8FEEBC0214F42B93B" box="[313,370,1042,1063]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
0
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FC76C0214B1DB93B" box="[932,1325,1041,1063]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1983-06-17">17 83 6</date>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C0094F00B953" box="[167,304,1081,1103]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C0094F00B953" box="[167,304,1081,1103]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
16 52 32 31
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C0514F20B96B" box="[167,272,1122,1143]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosa">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C0514F20B96B" box="[167,272,1122,1143]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. spinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
0 21 79 14
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C0B94FADB983" box="[167,413,1161,1183]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C0B94F33B983" box="[167,259,1161,1183]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">A. boueti</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FEC3C0B94FA6B983" box="[273,406,1162,1183]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="castroviejoi">castroviejoi</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
morphotype 0
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FC76C0BA4B1DB983" box="[932,1325,1161,1183]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1975-08-25">75 25 8</date>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C0814F33B9DB" box="[167,259,1201,1223]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C0814F33B9DB" box="[167,259,1201,1223]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<date id="FFC7100E5B13FFD8FCD5C0814A53B9DB" box="[775,1123,1202,1223]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" value="1970-11-19">70 19 11</date>
27
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF75C0E94F38B9EC" box="[167,264,1242,1264]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF75C0E94F38B9EC" box="[167,264,1242,1264]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
0 0 100 13
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FF17C11C4F0BB8C6" blockId="9.[151,1436,1327,2036]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF17C11C4C68B854" bold="true" box="[197,600,1327,1352]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Comparison with similar species.</emphasis>
Very similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FCC5C1034DD8B854" box="[791,1000,1328,1352]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FCC5C1034DD8B854" box="[791,1000,1328,1352]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Agama impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B13FFD8FC28C11C4A0EB85B" box="[1018,1086,1327,1351]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1107,1130]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,224,1062]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,223,1064]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 5. Adult males of the other members of the Agama impalearis group. A: A. impalearis, PGe. 840, adult male, Algeria, Moudjebarah frescos near Aïn Naga village, photo J. Viglione. Note the broad (3 4 scales wide), whitish vertebral stripe (orange to red in A. tassiliensis n. sp.) and the less pointed snout than in A. tassiliensis. B: A. spinosa, T 3092, adult male. Egypt, Wadi el Gemal, photo P. - A. Crochet. Note the throat and the eye surround which are bloody red (not bright red, vermillon or orange as A. tassiliensis n. sp.), and the higher, pure white crest compared with A. tassiliensis. C: A. boueti, PGe. 1002, adult male, Niger, Termit mountain, photo M. Ascani. Note the reduced number of crest spines (6 in this specimen), the relatively faded coulouration and the uniformly pale throat. D: A. boueti of the “ castroviejoi ” morphotype, PGe. 847, adult male, Mauritania, track from Nouatil pass to Zerga, photo P. Geniez. Note the reduced number of crest spines (7 in this specimen) and the whitish vertebral stripe which is relatively narrow, not exceeding two scales in width." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279145/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
A) but the latter has a shorter, blunter head, 3rd and 4th toes often of equal length (see Table 6), a lower number of subdigital lamellae (1216 under the 4th finger, 13.76 on average, 1418 under the 4th toe, 15.84 on average, Table 3) and the vertebral stripe of males is whitish to yellowish, the throat frequently dark blue (never red) and the head yellow, brown, reddishbrown or blue.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FF17C1D54FDEBB7B" blockId="9.[151,1436,1327,2036]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
Even more similar to the genetically closely related
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FCDCC1D54DB2B8E2" box="[782,898,1510,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosa">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FCDCC1D54DB2B8E2" box="[782,898,1510,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. spinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B13FFD8FC40C1D64DE5B8E1" box="[914,981,1509,1533]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1107,1130]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,224,1062]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,223,1064]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 5. Adult males of the other members of the Agama impalearis group. A: A. impalearis, PGe. 840, adult male, Algeria, Moudjebarah frescos near Aïn Naga village, photo J. Viglione. Note the broad (3 4 scales wide), whitish vertebral stripe (orange to red in A. tassiliensis n. sp.) and the less pointed snout than in A. tassiliensis. B: A. spinosa, T 3092, adult male. Egypt, Wadi el Gemal, photo P. - A. Crochet. Note the throat and the eye surround which are bloody red (not bright red, vermillon or orange as A. tassiliensis n. sp.), and the higher, pure white crest compared with A. tassiliensis. C: A. boueti, PGe. 1002, adult male, Niger, Termit mountain, photo M. Ascani. Note the reduced number of crest spines (6 in this specimen), the relatively faded coulouration and the uniformly pale throat. D: A. boueti of the “ castroviejoi ” morphotype, PGe. 847, adult male, Mauritania, track from Nouatil pass to Zerga, photo P. Geniez. Note the reduced number of crest spines (7 in this specimen) and the whitish vertebral stripe which is relatively narrow, not exceeding two scales in width." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279145/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
B), but adult males of the latter exhibit a pure white crest and vertebral stripe, a much higher crest and the throat is more bloody red. In addition, most specimens (of all age and sex) of
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FE0BC21F4C7DBB58" box="[473,589,1580,1604]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosa">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FE0BC21F4C7DBB58" box="[473,589,1580,1604]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. spinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have a dark area just behind the gular fold (visible on preserved specimens) that is absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FE9FC27C4FD7BB7B" box="[333,487,1615,1639]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FE9FC27C4FD7BB7B" box="[333,487,1615,1639]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFD8FF17C2414ABDBA26" blockId="9.[151,1436,1327,2036]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
Some specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FE7CC2414C26BB96" box="[430,534,1650,1674]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FE7CC2414C26BB96" box="[430,534,1650,1674]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B13FFD8FDFAC2414C5DBB96" box="[552,621,1650,1674]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1107,1130]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,224,1062]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,223,1064]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 5. Adult males of the other members of the Agama impalearis group. A: A. impalearis, PGe. 840, adult male, Algeria, Moudjebarah frescos near Aïn Naga village, photo J. Viglione. Note the broad (3 4 scales wide), whitish vertebral stripe (orange to red in A. tassiliensis n. sp.) and the less pointed snout than in A. tassiliensis. B: A. spinosa, T 3092, adult male. Egypt, Wadi el Gemal, photo P. - A. Crochet. Note the throat and the eye surround which are bloody red (not bright red, vermillon or orange as A. tassiliensis n. sp.), and the higher, pure white crest compared with A. tassiliensis. C: A. boueti, PGe. 1002, adult male, Niger, Termit mountain, photo M. Ascani. Note the reduced number of crest spines (6 in this specimen), the relatively faded coulouration and the uniformly pale throat. D: A. boueti of the “ castroviejoi ” morphotype, PGe. 847, adult male, Mauritania, track from Nouatil pass to Zerga, photo P. Geniez. Note the reduced number of crest spines (7 in this specimen) and the whitish vertebral stripe which is relatively narrow, not exceeding two scales in width." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279145/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
C), especially the
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FC9BC2404DE6BB96" box="[841,982,1651,1674]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">castroviejoi</emphasis>
morphotype (
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B13FFD8FBABC2414A8DBB96" box="[1145,1213,1650,1674]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1107,1130]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,224,1062]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,223,1064]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 5. Adult males of the other members of the Agama impalearis group. A: A. impalearis, PGe. 840, adult male, Algeria, Moudjebarah frescos near Aïn Naga village, photo J. Viglione. Note the broad (3 4 scales wide), whitish vertebral stripe (orange to red in A. tassiliensis n. sp.) and the less pointed snout than in A. tassiliensis. B: A. spinosa, T 3092, adult male. Egypt, Wadi el Gemal, photo P. - A. Crochet. Note the throat and the eye surround which are bloody red (not bright red, vermillon or orange as A. tassiliensis n. sp.), and the higher, pure white crest compared with A. tassiliensis. C: A. boueti, PGe. 1002, adult male, Niger, Termit mountain, photo M. Ascani. Note the reduced number of crest spines (6 in this specimen), the relatively faded coulouration and the uniformly pale throat. D: A. boueti of the “ castroviejoi ” morphotype, PGe. 847, adult male, Mauritania, track from Nouatil pass to Zerga, photo P. Geniez. Note the reduced number of crest spines (7 in this specimen) and the whitish vertebral stripe which is relatively narrow, not exceeding two scales in width." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279145/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
D) occurring in the western parts of the Sahara, can be very similar as well, but this species has a less slender head, a lower number of spines in the crest (59, 7 in average), less than 64 rows of dorsal scales (more than
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B13FFD8FB87C28B4ABEBBCC" box="[1109,1166,1720,1744]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5748" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" unit="in" value="62.0">62 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FB44C28A4B01BBCD" box="[1174,1329,1721,1745]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FB44C28A4B01BBCD" box="[1174,1329,1721,1745]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and the head, throat or vertebral spine are never orange or red, but grey, greyish, whitish or yellowish. In addition,
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FAE5C2EF4BACBBE8" box="[1335,1436,1756,1780]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FAE5C2EF4BACBBE8" box="[1335,1436,1756,1780]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(including the
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FE90C3334FFFBA0B" box="[322,463,1792,1815]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">castroviejoi</emphasis>
morphotype) has a narrow (always 2 scales wide) and straight vertebral stripe, while
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FA56C2CC4F22BA26" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FA56C2CC4F22BA26" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a more irregular, often poorly marked, and usually broader vertebral stripe.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B13FFDBFF17C3764DE5BDC8" blockId="9.[151,1436,1327,2036]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1436,151,213]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="36" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
Despite a similar general appearance,
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FDA8C3754CD7BA42" box="[634,743,1862,1886]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FDA8C3754CD7BA42" box="[634,743,1862,1886]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B13FFD8FD2BC3764D74BA41" box="[761,836,1861,1885]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1835,1858]" captionTargetBox="[170,1420,211,1791]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,193,1814]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Comparisons of head characters in Agama tassiliensis n. sp. and A. agama. A: A. tassiliensis n. sp., PGe. 998, non nuptial adult male from Algeria, Tassili nAjjer, 40 km NNW of Djanet, photo G. Vigo. Note the numerous, square-shaped labial scales (13 supralabials in this specimen), the numerous (12 in this specimen) and orange crest spines and the presence of spines around the ear opening. B: A. agama, MNHN 1990.4668, preserved adult male from Niger, Maradi, photo P. - A. Crochet. This species has fewer, more elongated labials (7 supralabials in this specimen), numerous crest spines (19 in this specimen) but a lower crest than A. tassiliensis. Note also the less developed spine tuffts around the ear opening." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279146/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Figs 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B13FFD8FC80C3764D51BA41" box="[850,865,1861,1885]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1894,1917]" captionTargetBox="[243,1352,209,1851]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[234,1361,193,1863]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Agama agama. A: PGe. 947, adult male in breeding colouration, Chad, NDjamena, photo M. Braham-Chaouche. Note the orange colour of the head which does not extend onto the vertebral area, the uniformly black body and the yellow, orange and black tail, a colouration never found in members of the Agama impalearis group. B: PGe. 1003, adult female, Mali, Djenné, photo A. Auricoste." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279147/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">7</figureCitation>
) obviously differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FBAEC3754B28BA42" box="[1148,1304,1862,1886]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FBAEC3754B28BA42" box="[1148,1304,1862,1886]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by a lower number of supra and infralabials, which are longer, a greater number of subdigital lamellae (1622 beneath the 4th finger, average 19.68, 1925 beneath the 4th toe, average 22.38), which are smooth while they are keeled (strongly so in
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FF00C3844F06BAD3" box="[210,310,1975,1999]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FF00C3844F06BAD3" box="[210,310,1975,1999]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) in the members of the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B13FFD8FDECC3844CE4BAD3" box="[574,724,1975,1999]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B13FFD8FDECC3844CE4BAD3" box="[574,724,1975,1999]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">A. impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, a different colouration for females and young specimens with turquoise blotches on the nape and frequently a diffuse orange zone on the flanks, and a different colouration for nuptial males (wholly orange head and throat, black or blackish body, multicoloured tail with black, whitish, orange and black from base to tip, and lack of a coloured vertebral stripe).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF0666465B10FFDBFF45C1524C94BB52" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279143/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" targetBox="[154,1434,253,1355]" targetPageId="10">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B10FFDBFF45C1524C94BB52" blockId="10.[151,1436,1377,1614]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFF45C1524F26B86B" bold="true" box="[151,278,1377,1400]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Variation in
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B10FFDBFE70C1514C52B864" box="[418,610,1378,1400]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFE70C1514C52B864" box="[418,610,1378,1400]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Agama tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFDBEC1514C98B86B" bold="true" box="[620,680,1378,1399]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B10FFDBFDBEC1514C98B86B" box="[620,680,1378,1399]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from Tassili nAjjer and Acacus Mountains. A: PGe.921, adult male in breeding colouration, Algeria, Tassili n'Ajjer, surroundings of Tamarit near Djanet, photo G. Vigo. Note the broad (34 scales wide), bright red vertebral stripe (can be orange to red in other specimens), a coulour never encountered in the other members of the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B10FFDBFF05C18C4F6FB8C8" box="[215,351,1470,1492]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFF05C18C4F6FB8C8" box="[215,351,1470,1492]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">A. impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group. In
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B10FFDBFE1BC18C4C19B8C8" box="[457,553,1471,1492]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFE1BC18C4C19B8C8" box="[457,553,1471,1492]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">A. agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the crest area can be orange but this colour does not extend onto the back. B: PGe.991, gravid adult female, Algeria, Tassili n'Ajjer at 24.5847°N/9.3235°E, photo G. Vigo. Note that the colours are typical of gravid females of the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B10FFDBFEE1C1CF4F8DBB0D" box="[307,445,1531,1553]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFEE1C1CF4F8DBB0D" box="[307,445,1531,1553]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">A. impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, and very different from those of the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B10FFDBFC5CC1CF4DC1BB0D" box="[910,1009,1532,1553]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFC5CC1CF4DC1BB0D" box="[910,1009,1532,1553]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">A. agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group (cf. Fig. 6). C: PGe.999, juvenile, Libya, ca 100km N. of Ghat, Wadi Maghidet, photo G. Vigo. D: Habitat of
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B10FFDBFC4BC2294A67BB2C" box="[921,1111,1562,1584]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFC4BC2294A67BB2C" box="[921,1111,1562,1584]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Agama tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFB8CC2294AA8BB33" bold="true" box="[1118,1176,1562,1583]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B10FFDBFB8CC2294AA8BB33" box="[1118,1176,1562,1583]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, Algeria, Tassili NAjjer, 5.5km downstream of Issendelene, photo P. Geniez.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C36365455B10FFDBFF17C2404DBABAEF" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B10FFDBFF17C2404A72BBCF" blockId="10.[151,1437,1651,2035]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFF17C2404F6EBB90" bold="true" box="[197,350,1651,1676]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Distribution.</emphasis>
Only known from the central and southern Saharan mountains: the Acacus Mountains in southwestern
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B10FFDBFF24C2A44F0ABBB3" box="[246,314,1687,1711]" name="Libya" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Libya</collectingCountry>
, the Ahaggar Mountains (= Hoggar) and Tassili nAjjer in south and south-eastern
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B10FFDBFB3BC2A44B70BBB3" box="[1257,1344,1687,1711]" name="Algeria" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Algeria</collectingCountry>
, the Aïr Mountains in northern
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B10FFDBFE4AC2884FE8BBCF" box="[408,472,1723,1747]" name="Niger" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Niger</collectingCountry>
and the Adrar des Iforas in north-eastern
<collectingCountry id="F36E765E5B10FFDBFC7EC2884DD1BBCF" box="[940,993,1723,1747]" name="Serbia" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Mali</collectingCountry>
(
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B10FFDBFC22C2884A04BBCF" box="[1008,1076,1723,1747]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1253,1276]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,179,1231]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,179,1232]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8. Distribution of Agama tassiliensis n. sp. based on the specimens or photographs that we have examined for this study. The arrow shows the type locality." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279148/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B10FFDBFF17C2EC4DBABAEF" blockId="10.[151,1437,1651,2035]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFF17C2EC4C33BBEB" bold="true" box="[197,515,1758,1783]" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Ecology and conservation.</emphasis>
The new species has only been seen on rocky substratum, especially prominent rocks, slopes, boulders, but also flatter areas such as rocky plateaux or river beds. It can occur on houses when they are adjacent to natural rocky habitats but nowhere truly colonizes human habitats, in contrast to
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B10FFDBFB24C3144BACBA23" box="[1270,1436,1831,1855]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agama">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B10FFDBFB24C3144BACBA23" box="[1270,1436,1831,1855]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="36">Agama agama</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
south of the Sahara. Like closely related species, it is a fully diurnal species that can bask in the sun even during the hottest hours of the day. It is usually common throughout its range, which lies in areas where human impact is still very limited. We are not aware of any direct threat, and the species does not seem to be specifically hunted, collected or destroyed by the local human populations in areas that we have visited. Its conservation status would thus probably qualify as “Least Concern” based on the current situation.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF0666465B11FFDAFF45C32B4A14BA51" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279144/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="37" targetBox="[157,1432,182,1782]" targetPageId="11">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B11FFDAFF45C32B4A14BA51" blockId="11.[151,1436,1816,1869]" pageId="11" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B11FFDAFF45C32B4F23BA32" bold="true" box="[151,275,1816,1839]" pageId="11" pageNumber="37">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Variation in
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B11FFDAFE45C3294C65BA33" box="[407,597,1817,1839]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="37" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B11FFDAFE45C3294C65BA33" box="[407,597,1817,1839]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="37">Agama tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B11FFDAFD8EC32A4CA5BA32" bold="true" box="[604,661,1817,1838]" pageId="11" pageNumber="37">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B11FFDAFD8EC32A4CA5BA32" box="[604,661,1817,1838]" pageId="11" pageNumber="37" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from Aïr Mountains, Niger. A: PGe.869, adult male from Idoukal'n Taghès, photo S. Sant. B: Brito code 362, adult male of from 20 km S. of Timia, photo J. C. Brito.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF0666465B16FFDDFF45C0604A2EB843" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279145/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" targetBox="[155,1431,224,1062]" targetPageId="12">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B16FFDDFF45C0604A2EB843" blockId="12.[151,1437,1107,1375]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFF45C0604F22B975" bold="true" box="[151,274,1107,1130]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Adult males of the other members of the
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFD67C0674D40B975" box="[693,880,1107,1129]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFD67C0674D40B975" box="[693,880,1107,1129]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">Agama impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group. A:
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFC09C0674A53B975" box="[987,1123,1107,1129]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="impalearis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFC09C0674A53B975" box="[987,1123,1107,1129]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. impalearis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, PGe.840, adult male, Algeria, Moudjebarah frescos near Aïn Naga village, photo J. Viglione. Note the broad (34 scales wide), whitish vertebral stripe (orange to red in
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFE82C0A14FEDB9BB" box="[336,477,1169,1191]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFE82C0A14FEDB9BB" box="[336,477,1169,1191]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFE34C0A24C12B9BA" bold="true" box="[486,546,1169,1190]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B16FFDDFE34C0A24C12B9BA" box="[486,546,1169,1190]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
) and the less pointed snout than in
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFC4CC0A14A1CB9BB" box="[926,1068,1169,1191]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFC4CC0A14A1CB9BB" box="[926,1068,1169,1191]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. B:
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFB8EC0A14AF8B9BB" box="[1116,1224,1170,1191]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosa">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFB8EC0A14AF8B9BB" box="[1116,1224,1170,1191]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. spinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, T3092, adult male. Egypt, Wadi el Gemal, photo P.-A. Crochet. Note the throat and the eye surround which are bloody red (not bright red, vermillon or orange as
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFE91C0FC4FFFB9F8" box="[323,463,1230,1252]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFE91C0FC4FFFB9F8" box="[323,463,1230,1252]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFE04C0FC4C20B9F8" bold="true" box="[470,528,1231,1252]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23E57A75B16FFDDFE04C0FC4C20B9F8" box="[470,528,1231,1252]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
), and the higher, pure white crest compared with
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFBDCC0FC4AAAB9F8" box="[1038,1178,1230,1252]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tassiliensis">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFBDCC0FC4AAAB9F8" box="[1038,1178,1230,1252]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. tassiliensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. C:
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFB15C0FC4B13B9F8" box="[1223,1315,1230,1252]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFB15C0FC4B13B9F8" box="[1223,1315,1230,1252]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, PGe.1002, adult male, Niger, Termit mountain, photo M. Ascani. Note the reduced number of crest spines (6 in this specimen), the relatively faded coulouration and the uniformly pale throat. D:
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFD2FC13F4D6AB83D" box="[765,858,1291,1313]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boueti">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFD2FC13F4D6AB83D" box="[765,858,1291,1313]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">A. boueti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of the “
<taxonomicName id="4C794D4D5B16FFDDFC63C13F4A18B83D" box="[945,1064,1292,1313]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="castroviejoi">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFC63C13F4A18B83D" box="[945,1064,1292,1313]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">castroviejoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” morphotype, PGe.847, adult male, Mauritania, track from Nouatil pass to Zerga, photo P. Geniez. Note the reduced number of crest spines (7 in this specimen) and the whitish vertebral stripe which is relatively narrow, not exceeding two scales in width.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C36365455B16FFDDFF17C19C4AB7BA45" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BC636CE5B16FFDDFF17C19C4AB7BA45" blockId="12.[151,1437,1455,1882]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">
<emphasis id="B90DEADC5B16FFDDFF17C19C4C28B8D4" bold="true" box="[197,536,1455,1480]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">
Description of the
<typeStatus id="54C2886C5B16FFDDFE78C1834C23B8D4" box="[426,531,1456,1480]" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
.
</emphasis>
Adult male in semi-nuptial colouration with the following features: SVL
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B16FFDDFAA0C19C4EF6B8F7" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.66" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" unit="mm" value="166.0">166 mm</quantity>
, tail partly broken, pileus length
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B16FFDDFDE9C1E04C93B8F7" box="[571,675,1491,1515]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.53" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" unit="mm" value="25.3">25.3 mm</quantity>
, pileus width
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B16FFDDFC93C1E04D98B8F7" box="[833,936,1491,1515]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.52" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" unit="mm" value="15.2">15.2 mm</quantity>
, foreleg length
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B16FFDDFB8BC1E04AF0B8F7" box="[1113,1216,1491,1515]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.11" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" unit="mm" value="51.1">51.1 mm</quantity>
, hind leg
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B16FFDDFAE2C1E04BA7B8F7" box="[1328,1431,1491,1515]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.129999999999999" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" unit="mm" value="81.3">81.3 mm</quantity>
, length of 1st to 5th fingers respectively 5.3, 8.7, 10.6, 10.2 and
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B16FFDDFC9DC1C94D98BB0E" box="[847,936,1530,1554]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.2" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" unit="mm" value="8.2">8.2 mm</quantity>
, length of 1st to 5th toes respectively 6.8, 9.5, 13.7, 15.0 and
<quantity id="4C819B2B5B16FFDDFE90C22D4F9ABB2A" box="[322,426,1566,1590]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.21" pageId="12" pageNumber="38" unit="mm" value="12.1">12.1 mm</quantity>
, 22 rows of pileus scales from the nose to the beginning of the crest and 18 between the eyes, 12 supralabials and 11 infralabials on each side, 67 rows of scales around midbody, 20 subdigital lamellae under the 4th finger and 23 under the 4th toe, a nuchal crest made of 13 vertical spines, 11 preanal pores, 8 spiny tufts on each side of the ear area and the neck, scales of the dorsum, forelegs, hindlegs and tail strongly and regularly keeled. Colouration (in the field, cf.
<figureCitation id="13422A4B5B16FFDDFDFCC2824C41BBD5" box="[558,625,1713,1737]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1377,1400]" captionTargetBox="[154,1434,253,1355]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,253,1356]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 3. Variation in Agama tassiliensis n. sp. from Tassili nAjjer and Acacus Mountains. A: PGe. 921, adult male in breeding colouration, Algeria, Tassili n'Ajjer, surroundings of Tamarit near Djanet, photo G. Vigo. Note the broad (3 4 scales wide), bright red vertebral stripe (can be orange to red in other specimens), a coulour never encountered in the other members of the A. impalearis group. In A. agama the crest area can be orange but this colour does not extend onto the back. B: PGe. 991, gravid adult female, Algeria, Tassili n'Ajjer at 24.5847 ° N / 9.3235 ° E, photo G. Vigo. Note that the colours are typical of gravid females of the A. impalearis group, and very different from those of the A. agama group (cf. Fig. 6). C: PGe. 999, juvenile, Libya, ca 100 km N. of Ghat, Wadi Maghidet, photo G. Vigo. D: Habitat of Agama tassiliensis n. sp., Algeria, Tassili NAjjer, 5.5 km downstream of Issendelene, photo P. Geniez." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/279143/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
): head reddish-brown with some yellowish small blotches, eye surround orange, dorsum dark purplish-grey, a broad dark orange vertebral stripe from the nape to the base of the tail extending from the orange crest, forelegs, hindlegs and tail greyish blue, fingers and toes yellowish, throat yellowish densely marbled purplish (orange on the gular fan), gular fold slightly darker, underparts whitish with a pale blue suffusion on the breast. GenBank accession number of the 16S gene fragment:
<accessionNumber id="942AAB2D5B16FFDDFBDEC3724AB3BA45" box="[1036,1155,1857,1881]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/JN665063" pageId="12" pageNumber="38">JN665063</accessionNumber>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</document>