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gen. et. sp. nov.
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The species epithet is derived from the word ‘montane’ referring to the restricted distribution of this species to high elevation forests (>
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), collected at Kudremukh National Park (
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(1307'54" N, 07516'39" E;
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a.s.l); by
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BNHS 2412, adult male and BNHS 2413, adult female collected from Kudremukh National Park,
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by
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by
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by
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on
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by
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on
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adult male collected from Narimala, Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
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,
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<date id="FF9995CBFF92FF844CDCFDD7FB60FD8B" box="[994,1167,583,611]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" value="2012-03-09">9th March 2012</date>
|
||
</collectingDate>
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C33DE080FF92FF844FF9FDF1FBCBFAC0" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" type="diagnosis">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF92FF844FF9FDF1FED6FC4A" blockId="34.[151,1436,250,2030]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844FF9FDF1FDFEFD6E" bold="true" box="[199,529,621,646]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">Diagnosis and comparison.</emphasis>
|
||
A medium sized
|
||
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|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844DD7FDF2FC6CFD6E" box="[745,899,622,646]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">Monilesaurus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with a maximum SVL of
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844BF8FDF2FADFFD6E" box="[1222,1328,622,646]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.34" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="mm" value="83.4">83.4 mm</quantity>
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||
, arboreal species characterized by the backward and downward orientation of lateral body scales; presence of antehumeral fold, throat fold not prominent as the antehumeral fold; 46–52 midbody scale rows; nuchal crest composed of 3–6 small spines; two small separated supratympanic spines; a very small tubercle like postorbital spine barely distinguishable from the surrounding head scales; dorsal and lateral scales feebly keeled, stronger towards ventrals, ventral scales strongly keeled; scales on ventral thigh region feebly keeled; paired postmentals, first pair separated by a single scale; 21–24 subdigital lamellae under fourth finger, 25–30 subdigital lamellae under fourth toe; 9–10 supralabials and 8–9 infralabials; greenish brown above with darker dorsum, a white band below the eye extending till end of jaw.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF92FF844FF9FC31FBCBFAC0" blockId="34.[151,1436,250,2030]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844FF9FC31FE3AFC2D" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[199,469,941,965]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844FF9FC31FE3AFC2D" box="[199,469,941,965]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">Monilesaurus montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844EE2FC31FD63FC2D" box="[476,652,941,966]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844EE2FC31FD6AFC2E" bold="true" box="[476,645,941,966]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
can be distinguished from its sister species based on the combination of following characters: larger body size: adult SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844DD4FC4CFC95FC00" box="[746,890,976,1001]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.22" metricValueMax="8.34" metricValueMin="6.1" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="mm" value="72.2" valueMax="83.4" valueMin="61.0">61–83.4 mm</quantity>
|
||
, n=8 (vs.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844CD4FC4DFBBEFC01" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[1002,1105,977,1001]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844CD4FC4DFBBEFC01" box="[1002,1105,977,1001]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. ellioti</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844B67FC4CFB36FC00" box="[1113,1241,976,1001]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844B67FC4CFB3DFC01" bold="true" box="[1113,1234,976,1001]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
adult SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844A63FC4CFF12FBE4" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.659999999999999" metricValueMax="7.38" metricValueMin="5.9399999999999995" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="mm" value="66.6" valueMax="73.8" valueMin="59.4">59.4– 73.8 mm</quantity>
|
||
, n=9;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844E7AFC69FE43FBE4" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Dumeril & Bibron" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[324,428,1013,1036]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rouxii" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E7AFC69FE43FBE4" box="[324,428,1013,1036]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. rouxii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844E8DFC68FDDCFBE4" box="[435,563,1012,1037]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E8DFC68FDC3FBE5" bold="true" box="[435,556,1012,1037]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
adult SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844D88FC68FCB4FBE4" box="[694,859,1012,1037]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.31" metricValueMax="7.4799999999999995" metricValueMin="5.14" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="mm" value="63.099999999999994" valueMax="74.8" valueMin="51.4">51.4–74.8 mm</quantity>
|
||
, n=9); lower number of midbody scale rows 46–52 (vs.
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844FF6FB8BFEC3FBD8" box="[200,300,1047,1072]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.6002" metricValueMax="1.6256" metricValueMin="1.5748" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="in" value="63.0" valueMax="64.0" valueMin="62.0">62–64 in</quantity>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844E0AFB84FD7BFBD8" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[308,660,1048,1072]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acanthocephalus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E0AFB84FD7BFBD8" box="[308,660,1048,1072]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">Monilesaurus acanthocephalus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844DA2FB8BFCA3FBC7" box="[668,844,1047,1072]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844DA2FB8BFCA9FBD8" bold="true" box="[668,838,1047,1072]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
,
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844C62FB8BFC2FFBD8" box="[860,960,1047,1072]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3969999999999998" metricValueMax="1.4731999999999998" metricValueMin="1.3208000000000002" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="in" value="55.0" valueMax="58.0" valueMin="52.0">52–58 in</quantity>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844CF6FB85FBDFFBD8" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[968,1072,1048,1072]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844CF6FB85FBDFFBD8" box="[968,1072,1048,1072]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. ellioti</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844B06FB8BFB57FBC7" box="[1080,1208,1047,1072]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844B06FB8BFB5DFBD8" bold="true" box="[1080,1202,1047,1072]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
,
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844BF6FB8BFAC3FBD8" box="[1224,1324,1047,1072]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3716" metricValueMax="1.4224" metricValueMin="1.3208" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="in" value="54.0" valueMax="56.0" valueMin="52.0">52–56 in</quantity>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844A0AFB85FA73FBC7" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Dumeril & Bibron" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[1332,1436,1048,1072]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rouxii" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844A0AFB85FA73FBC7" box="[1332,1436,1048,1072]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. rouxii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844FA9FBA7FEF8FBBB" box="[151,279,1083,1108]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844FA9FBA7FEFDFBBC" bold="true" box="[151,274,1083,1108]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
), presence of a very small, indistinct tubercle like, isolated spine in the posterior corner of orbit (vs. absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844E3DFBC3FE84FB9E" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Dumeril & Bibron" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[259,363,1119,1142]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rouxii" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E3DFBC3FE84FB9E" box="[259,363,1119,1142]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. rouxii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844E4CFBC2FE1DFB9E" box="[370,498,1118,1143]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E4CFBC2FE03FB9F" bold="true" box="[370,492,1118,1143]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
, long, distinct isolated spine in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844C64FBC3FC2FFB9E" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[858,960,1118,1142]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844C64FBC3FC2FFB9E" box="[858,960,1118,1142]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. ellioti</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844CF6FBC2FBA6FB9E" box="[968,1097,1118,1143]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844CF6FBC2FBADFB9F" bold="true" box="[968,1090,1118,1143]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844BBEFBC3FA8BFB9E" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[1152,1380,1118,1142]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acanthocephalus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844BBEFBC3FA8BFB9E" box="[1152,1380,1118,1142]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. acanthocephalus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844A55FBC2FEE0FB73" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844A55FBC2FEE0FB73" bold="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">gen. et sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
), 3–6 small nuchal spines (vs. 7–8 small nuchal spines in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844C9BFB1FFBE1FB72" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Dumeril & Bibron" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[933,1038,1155,1178]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rouxii" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844C9BFB1FFBE1FB72" box="[933,1038,1155,1178]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. rouxii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844B2BFB1EFB79FB72" box="[1045,1174,1154,1179]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844B2BFB1EFB7FFB73" bold="true" box="[1045,1168,1154,1179]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
, 6 much longer nuchal spines in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844E38FB3AFE07FB55" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[262,488,1189,1213]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acanthocephalus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E38FB3AFE07FB55" box="[262,488,1189,1213]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">C. acanthocephalus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844ECCFB39FD48FB55" box="[498,679,1189,1214]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844ECCFB39FD4EFB56" bold="true" box="[498,673,1189,1214]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
, 3–4 long nuchal spines in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844CD2FB3AFBB9FB55" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[1004,1110,1189,1213]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844CD2FB3AFBB9FB55" box="[1004,1110,1189,1213]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. ellioti</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844B5EFB39FB0CFB56" box="[1120,1251,1189,1214]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844B5EFB39FB0CFB56" bold="true" box="[1120,1251,1189,1214]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
); small isolated spine on the back of head and above tympanum (vs. longer, prominent spines in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844B77FB56FB5DFB09" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[1097,1202,1225,1249]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844B77FB56FB5DFB09" box="[1097,1202,1225,1249]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. ellioti</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844B83FB55FAAEFB09" box="[1213,1345,1225,1250]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844B83FB55FAD5FB0A" bold="true" box="[1213,1338,1225,1250]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844A43FB56FEBAFAED" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acanthocephalus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844A43FB56FEBAFAED" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. acanthocephalus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844E62FB70FDE5FAED" box="[348,522,1260,1285]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E62FB70FDE9FAED" bold="true" box="[348,518,1260,1285]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
) presence of white band below the eye (vs. none in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844B62FB71FB2BFAEC" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Dumeril & Bibron" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[1116,1220,1261,1284]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rouxii" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844B62FB71FB2BFAEC" box="[1116,1220,1261,1284]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. rouxii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844BF2FB70FAA3FAEC" box="[1228,1356,1260,1285]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844BF2FB70FAA9FAED" bold="true" box="[1228,1350,1260,1285]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
; in the form of a spot in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844E66FA8DFE50FAC0" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[344,447,1296,1320]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844E66FA8DFE50FAC0" box="[344,447,1296,1320]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. ellioti</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844EF8FA93FDA9FAC0" box="[454,582,1295,1320]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844EF8FA93FDD0FAC0" bold="true" box="[454,575,1295,1320]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF92FF844D42FA8DFC8FFAC0" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[636,864,1296,1320]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acanthocephalus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844D42FA8DFC8FFAC0" box="[636,864,1296,1320]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">M. acanthocephalus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF92FF844C58FA93FBFDFAC0" box="[870,1042,1295,1320]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844C58FA93FBE2FAC0" bold="true" box="[870,1037,1295,1320]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C33DE080FF92FF824FF9FAAFFF5AFE8D" lastPageId="36" lastPageNumber="437" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF92FF844FF9FAAFFEA8F91D" blockId="34.[151,1436,250,2030]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF92FF844FF9FAAFFE05FAA4" bold="true" box="[199,490,1331,1356]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">
|
||
Description of
|
||
<typeStatus id="549C0DA9FF92FF844E42FAAFFE0AFAA4" box="[380,485,1331,1356]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
BNHS 2411, a medium sized agamid, adult male (SVL-
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF92FF844B47FAA8FB09FAA4" box="[1145,1254,1332,1356]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.82" pageId="34" pageNumber="435" unit="mm" value="78.2">78.2 mm</quantity>
|
||
). Morphometric and meristic data are summarised in Appendix 2 & 3. General habitus moderately compressed. Head moderately large (HL/SVL ratio 0.31), broad (HW/HL ratio 0.64), maximum height less than maximum width; snout pointed; rostral broader than high; nostrils in single nasal shield, which is separated from rostral by a single scale; mental shield narrower than rostral; two postmentals; first pair separated from each other by a single, small scale; genials keeled; gular sac small, composed of strongly keeled scales, slightly smaller than genials; scales on top of snout smooth except median row, which is keeled; scales on top of head heterogenous in size and shape, keeled; supraorbital scales keeled; canthus-rostralis and supraciliary edge sharp; a very small tubercle like spine at the posterior corner of the orbit; two separated small spines on posterior end of head, the anterior slightly longer, midway between nuchal crest and tympanum, posterior above tympanum; orbit diameter 59% of distance between anterior border of orbit and snout tip; tympanum exposed, its greatest diameter 48% of horizontal diameter of orbit; slightly keeled, enlarged scales between tympanum and orbit; posterior region of jaws swollen; supralabials 9/9; infralabials 8/8.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF92FF844FF9F89CFC10F806" blockId="34.[151,1436,250,2030]" pageId="34" pageNumber="435">Nuchal crest well developed, composed of three primary, conical spines, the first being the shortest, the third longest; the remaining vertebral scales slightly enlarged relative to adjacent rows and possess a median keel forming a slightly elevated ridge like dorsal crest which continues till the tail base; 50 longitudinal scale rows around midbody; 40 scales on the mid dorsum; scales on dorsum feebly keeled, oriented backwards, lateral scales smaller than dorsal, keeled, oriented backwards and downwards; ventrals strongly keeled, irregular, slightly smaller than dorsals but of similar size as laterals, genials and gular scales; an oblique antehumeral fold present, weakly developed, feebly extending into a throat fold which is not prominent.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF93FF854FF9FF0BFB76FED7" blockId="35.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">
|
||
Limbs slender and covered with strongly keeled scales, larger than laterals, forming parallel longitudinal rows; scales under thighs weakly keeled; length of hindlimb ca. 71% SVL; relative length of fingers 4>3>2>5>1; relative lengths of toes 4>3>5>2>1; fourth toe much longer than fifth finger; 23 subdigital lamellae under fourth finger; 28 subdigital lamellae under fourth toe; subdigital lamellae with sharp keels, bicarinate; slender, swollen at the base; scales on dorsal and ventral surface of tail with sharp keels, mucronate; tail length
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF93FF854B0BFEB4FB7AFED7" box="[1077,1173,296,320]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.9" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" unit="mm" value="190.0">190 mm</quantity>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF93FF854FF9FED0FBF0FD88" blockId="35.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF93FF854FF9FED0FEB0FE8D" bold="true" box="[199,351,332,357]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">Colouration.</emphasis>
|
||
In life: dorsum and head yellowish-green with irregular, alternating light and dark brown patches on the back; a dark brownish band from above the shoulder till the dorsal crest forming a ‘v’ shape; head laterally greenish with a whitish band below the posterior end of eye to end of jaw; broken dark striations from above nostril to anterior margin of orbit extending till the tympanum from the posterior margin of orbit in the form of black band; tympanum pale green, lip scales white; thick blackish triangular patch behind the tympanum continuing to the antehumeral fold; an indistinct thin stripe above the labials from the nostril, ending into a black spot anterior to the tympanum; ventral uniformly lighter, pale grey; gular pouch white, irregular dark striations on the sides; tail with alternating dark and light blotches forming irregular bands towards the end.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF93FF854FF9FDF1FE4EFCFD" blockId="35.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">In preservative: dorsum and head buff to light brown with irregular, alternating grey and darker brown patches on the back; tail banded with alternating thick brown and grey blotches; laterally paler with darker brown blotches extending down from the dorsum; lead laterally speckled with grey and brown with a whitish yellow below the posterior end of eye to end of jaw; tympanum pale white, lip scales whitish yellow; ventrally uniform pale grey, lighter below the limbs.</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF58E383FF93FF854FA9F92AFF0DF902" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1440702/files/figure.png" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" startId="35.[151,250,1718,1740]" targetBox="[152,1435,841,1697]" targetPageId="35">
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||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF93FF854FA9F92AFF0DF902" blockId="35.[151,1436,1718,1770]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF93FF854FA9F92AFECEF924" bold="true" box="[151,289,1718,1740]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">FIGURE 14.</emphasis>
|
||
Habitat of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF93FF854EA4F92AFD7FF924" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[410,656,1718,1740]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF93FF854EA4F92AFD7FF924" box="[410,656,1718,1740]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">Monilesaurus montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF93FF854DA6F92AFCD3F924" box="[664,828,1718,1740]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" rank="species">
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||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF93FF854DA6F92AFCD3F924" bold="true" box="[664,828,1718,1740]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">gen. et sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
at the type locality in Kudremukh hills, showing montane forests.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF93FF824FF9F88BFDBDFF3C" blockId="35.[151,1436,1815,2020]" lastBlockId="36.[151,1437,151,789]" lastPageId="36" lastPageNumber="437" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF93FF854FF9F88BFCEEF8D8" bold="true" box="[199,769,1815,1840]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">Variation and secondary sexual characteristics.</emphasis>
|
||
Morphometric and meristic data for the
|
||
<typeStatus id="549C0DA9FF93FF854BEDF884FAECF8D8" box="[1235,1283,1816,1840]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436">type</typeStatus>
|
||
specimens is presented in Appendix 2 & 3. Adult male
|
||
<typeStatus id="549C0DA9FF93FF854DA3F8A0FCE6F8BC" box="[669,777,1852,1876]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
range from
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF93FF854C9DF8A7FBC5F8BC" box="[931,1066,1851,1876]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.99" metricValueMax="7.88" metricValueMin="6.1" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" unit="mm" value="69.9" valueMax="78.8" valueMin="61.0">61–78.8mm</quantity>
|
||
in SVL, whereas adult female
|
||
<typeStatus id="549C0DA9FF93FF854FA9F8FCFEEDF890" box="[151,258,1888,1912]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
range from
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF93FF854EA4F8C3FDDAF890" box="[410,565,1887,1912]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.59" metricValueMax="8.34" metricValueMin="6.84" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" unit="mm" value="75.9" valueMax="83.4" valueMin="68.4">68.4–83.4mm</quantity>
|
||
in SVL. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="549C0DA9FF93FF854DDDF8FCFCA1F890" box="[739,846,1888,1912]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
agree with the
|
||
<typeStatus id="549C0DA9FF93FF854B30F8C3FB9FF890" box="[1038,1136,1887,1912]" pageId="35" pageNumber="436" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
(BNHS 2411) in general morphology and scalation except for the following characters: 46–52 longitudinal scale rows around midbody; 21– 24 subdigital lamellae under fourth finger, 25–30 subdigital lamellae under fourth toe. Supralabials 8 on the right in CESL 124; infralabials 8 on the right in CESL 133 and 8 on the left in CESL 529. All the examined female
|
||
<typeStatus id="549C0DA9FF94FF824FA9FF04FEEDFF58" box="[151,258,152,176]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
(CESL 126, CESL 131, CESL 133 and CESL 331) have slightly smaller nuchal spines compared to the males; lack a dorsal crest and gular sac.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF94FF824FF9FF43FF5AFE8D" blockId="36.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824FF9FF43FE7CFF10" bold="true" box="[199,403,223,248]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Genetic distance.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824EA7FF7DFDC3FF10" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[409,556,225,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824EA7FF7DFDC3FF10" box="[409,556,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">M. montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF94FF824D0DFF43FD0FFF1F" box="[563,736,223,248]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824D0DFF43FD35FF10" bold="true" box="[563,730,223,248]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
shows 0–1% intraspecific genetic divergence in the 16S gene; 7–8% interspecific genetic divergence from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824DB4FE99FD1DFEF4" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Dumeril & Bibron" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[650,754,261,284]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rouxii" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824DB4FE99FD1DFEF4" box="[650,754,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">M. rouxii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF94FF824DC4FE98FC94FEF4" box="[762,891,260,285]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824DC4FE98FC9BFEF5" bold="true" box="[762,884,260,285]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
; 4–8% interspecific genetic divergence from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824A43FE99FF37FEA8" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824A43FE99FF37FEA8" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">M. ellioti</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF94FF824FE1FEBBFEB1FED7" box="[223,350,295,320]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824FE1FEBBFEB8FEA8" bold="true" box="[223,343,295,320]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">comb. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
and 2–3 % interspecific genetic divergence from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824CB6FEB5FB84FEA8" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[904,1131,296,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acanthocephalus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824CB6FEB5FB84FEA8" box="[904,1131,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">M. acanthocephalus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF94FF824B4FFEBBFAF1FED7" box="[1137,1310,295,320]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824B4FFEBBFAF9FEA8" bold="true" box="[1137,1302,295,320]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
(Appendix 5).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C33DE080FF94FF824FF9FEF3FD17FE1D" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF94FF824FF9FEF3FD17FE1D" blockId="36.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824FF9FEF3FE8FFE60" bold="true" box="[199,352,367,392]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Distribution.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824E59FEECFD9AFE60" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[359,629,368,392]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824E59FEECFD9AFE60" box="[359,629,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Monilesaurus montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF94FF824D42FEF3FCC5FE6F" box="[636,810,367,392]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824D42FEF3FCCCFE60" bold="true" box="[636,803,367,392]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
, is endemic to the
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49E37DE9FF94FF824CC3FEECFBB7FE6F" box="[1021,1112,368,391]" country="Sri Lanka" name="Western" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Western</collectingRegion>
|
||
Ghats and distributed across the high elevation evergreen forests (above
|
||
<quantity id="4CDF1EEEFF94FF824DBBFE08FD34FE44" box="[645,731,404,429]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" unit="m" value="1250.0">1250 m</quantity>
|
||
asl) of central
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49E37DE9FF94FF824CBBFE09FC0FFE44" box="[901,992,405,428]" country="Sri Lanka" name="Western" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Western</collectingRegion>
|
||
Ghats. During this study,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824A37FE09FA73FE44" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[1289,1436,405,428]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824A37FE09FA73FE44" box="[1289,1436,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">M. montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF94FF824FA9FE2BFEA7FE27" box="[151,328,439,464]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824FA9FE2BFEAEFE38" bold="true" box="[151,321,439,464]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
was recorded from montane forests of the following hill ranges: Kudremukh, Brahmagiri, Nilgiri and Elivalmalai (See
|
||
<figureCitation id="131CAF8EFF94FF824EB9FE40FE27FE1C" box="[391,456,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[434,1141,804,1819]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[324,1231,696,1979]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 3. Map showing distribution of members of Monilesaurus gen. nov. across the Western Ghats, India. Coloured symbols indicate selected sampling localities." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1440680/files/figure.png" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
& Appendix 1 for details).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C33DE080FF94FF824FF9FE63FA6EFCFC" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" type="biology_ecology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B98B30BFF94FF824FF9FE63FA6EFCFC" blockId="36.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824FF9FE63FDCEFDF0" bold="true" box="[199,545,511,536]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Ecology and natural history.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824D14FD9CFCD5FDF0" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[554,826,512,536]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824D14FD9CFCD5FDF0" box="[554,826,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Monilesaurus montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A260D262FF94FF824C7AFE63FC18FDFF" box="[836,1015,511,536]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824C7AFE63FC1DFDF0" bold="true" box="[836,1010,511,536]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
, is a diurnal lizard, semi-arboreal to arboreal in habit and so far, has been recorded from montane shola forests (
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<figureCitation id="131CAF8EFF94FF824CE1FDB8FBDDFDD4" box="[991,1074,548,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 14" captionStartId="35.[151,250,1718,1740]" captionTargetBox="[152,1435,841,1697]" captionTargetId="figure@35.[152,1435,841,1697]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURE 14. Habitat of Monilesaurus montanus gen. et sp. nov. at the type locality in Kudremukh hills, showing montane forests." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1440702/files/figure.png" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">Fig. 14</figureCitation>
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). Individuals were mostly found at night, sleeping on branches of stunted trees within sholas or actively moving on tree trunks. Only in one instance, a female specimen (CESL 133) was found in evergreen forest at a slightly lower elevation (ca.
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asl). In some sites, the lower elevational limits of their distributional range might overlap with the range of
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<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824A43FD0DFF37FD24" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ellioti" status="comb. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824A43FD0DFF37FD24" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">M. ellioti</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824FE1FD28FEB6FD25" bold="true" box="[223,345,692,717]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">comb. nov</emphasis>
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.
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, but these two species were not observed to be syntopic in any of the sites. A gravid female was recorded in the month of July in Siruvani reserve forest, which hints that pre-monsoon might be a breeding season for this species.
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<collectingRegion id="49E37DE9FF94FF824E73FD61FE80FCFC" box="[333,367,765,788]" country="Maldives" name="Uthuru" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">No</collectingRegion>
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other congeners were found to be syntopically distributed with
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<taxonomicName id="4C27C888FF94FF824B04FD61FB22FCFC" authority="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018" authorityName="Pal & Vijayakumar & Shanker & Jayarajan & Deepak" authorityYear="2018" box="[1082,1229,765,788]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Monilesaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="437" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus" status="gen. et sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824B04FD61FB22FCFC" box="[1082,1229,765,788]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">M. montanus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9536F19FF94FF824BEAFD60FA94FCFD" bold="true" box="[1236,1403,764,789]" pageId="36" pageNumber="437">gen. et sp. nov</emphasis>
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.
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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