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<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDA2774FF03B224FEB75D0B" box="[151,312,822,848]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="43" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDA2774FF03B224FEB75D0B" bold="true" box="[151,312,822,848]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="43">Japalura otai</emphasis>
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species new
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(
<figureCitation id="13082A1EFFDA2774FF0BB24BFEA35D28" box="[159,300,857,883]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 1" captionStart-1="FIGURE 2. J" captionStart-2="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="3.[151,255,2008,2032]" captionStartId-1="6.[151,255,1513,1537]" captionStartId-2="7.[151,259,1407,1431]" captionTargetBox-0="[181,1401,183,1985]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1434,534,1489]" captionTargetBox-2="[151,1434,575,1379]" captionTargetId-0="figure@3.[181,1418,183,1986]" captionTargetId-1="figure@6.[151,1436,534,1490]" captionTargetId-2="figure@7.[151,1436,575,1380]" captionTargetPageId-0="3" captionTargetPageId-1="6" captionTargetPageId-2="7" captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Japalura otai sp. nov., male (holotype ZSI 25217); (A) dorsal view, (B) ventral view." captionText-1="FIGURE 2. J. otai sp. nov., male (holotype ZSI 25217); (A) profile view, (B) dorsal view of head, J. sagittifera, male (lectotype BMNH 1946.8.13.97); (C) profile view, (D) dorsal view of head. Images not to scale." captionText-2="FIGURE 3. (A) A direct comparison between the head proportions and profile shape of two similarly sized adult specimens; a female Japalura otai sp. nov. (paratype ZSI 25215) SVL 52.2 mm (top) and a female J. planidorsata (ZSI 16024) SVL 52.7 mm (bottom), (B) head view of the same female J. otai sp. nov., (C) head view of the same female J. planidorsata. Images (B) and (C) are not to scale." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/275172/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/275173/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/275174/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="43">Figures 13</figureCitation>
)
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: ZSI 25217 (male), “Sairep, Lunglet District, Mizoram” (= Sairep (22°49'0 N, 92°49'0 E), Lunglei District, central Mizoram, northeast
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), collector S.S. Saha,
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, 1995.
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: ZSI 25215 and 25216 (females), locality details as for
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, collected on
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, 1995, respectively.
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDA2774FF52B525FEC75A0A" bold="true" box="[198,328,1079,1105]" pageId="2" pageNumber="43">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
This species differs from all species of the genus
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by the following combination of characters; small adult size (SVL male
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, female
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), tail length/SVL ratio 160.5187.5%, 1011 SL, 912
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, 4547 MD,
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FingLam,
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ToeLam, tympanum concealed, axillary fold present, raised nuchal and dorsal crest, transverse gular fold and distinct gular pouch absent, enlarged keeled dorsal scales present, body shape subquadrangular in cross section.
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Description of
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:
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All measurements are provided in
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. Habitus subquadrangular in cross section, in profile snout steeply tapering to a pointed tip, rostral pentangular, approximately two times longer than deep, bordered by first SL and seven other scales, separated from the nasal by one scale. Nostril and nasal scale round, laterally positioned, bordered by 9 scales including SL two which is only narrowly in contact, 11/ 10 (left/right) smooth SL, scales of the loreal region irregularly arranged, flat, becoming weakly keeled below the orbit and on the temporal region, scales surrounding the eye, small and granular. Tympanum concealed. Canthals and supraciliaries imbricate, forming a laterally protruding supraorbital ridge. Dorsal head and snout scales heterogeneous in size, smooth anteriorly, becoming strongly keeled on the supraorbital region and rear of the head. Parietal eye not visible through the parietal which itself is approximately five times larger than surrounding scales. A short row of keeled scales form triangular dorsoventrally flattened spines along the upper posterior temporal region, the largest of which point posteriorly at the rear of the head. Directly above these is another single posteriorly oblique, dorsoventrally flattened spine. Elsewhere elongated keeled scales form one or two protruding spines at the rear of the jowls and a single small spine below the posterior axis of the upper and lower mandible. Mental triangular, approximately as wide as long, 12/11 (left/right) smooth
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, mental bordered posteriorly by a pair of elongated postmentals, subequal in length to the mental, broadly in contact with each other posteriorly and contacted by a second pair of shorter postmentals which are not in contact with each other, both postmental pairs are flat. Remaining gular scales imbricate to subimbricate and strongly keeled, subequal in size medially from the throat to chest region, no transverse gular fold or distinct gular pouch.
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDB2775FF03B6CAFE9659AB" bold="true" box="[151,281,2008,2032]" pageId="3" pageNumber="44">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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, male (holotype ZSI 25217); (A) dorsal view, (B) ventral view.
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Ventral scales subimbricate, strongly keeled and arranged in regular rows. 45 MD, slightly enlarged and all with a strong medial keel. An additional row of moderately to strongly keeled scales form an almost continuous ridge from directly posterior to the enlarged temporal spines to the proximal portion of the tail. Dorsal scales are heterogenous in size, shape and texture. They primarily consist of small flat scales and distinctly larger keeled scales which are arranged into posteriorly pointing “V” shaped ridges of which the apex is the middorsal keel. There are approximately 6 primary “V” ridges regularly spaced along the dorsum, between each is a single incomplete, weakly keeled “V” ridge. The area between the head and shoulder is covered with small scales and forms a distinct shallow oblique axillary fold from the front of the shoulder to below the dorsolateral ridge. These small scales gradually increase in size over the flanks where there size
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<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDC2772FE0CB39CFE545CFE" box="[408,475,654,677]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="45" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai">J. otai</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDC2772FB8FB39CFB325CFE" box="[1051,1213,654,677]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="45" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planidorsata">J. planidorsata</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDC2772FF03B304FE845C75" bold="true" box="[151,267,534,558]" pageId="4" pageNumber="45">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Mensural and meristic data of the type series of
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and
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and nontypes of
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. Abbreviations as described in the “Method and Materials” section. All measurements in millimeters. Scale counts for left and right side indicated as “#/#”.
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(
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) (
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)
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ZSI 25217 ZSI 25215 ZSI 25216 ZSI 5264 ZSI 16024 SVL 46.4 52.2 58.7 50.2 52.7 TailL 87 85 94.2 74.4 78.3 TailD 7.3 7.8 8 5.6 5.9 TailW 7.6 5.9 8.2 5.4 5.6 HL 15.1 17.8 20 16.2 16 HW 11.7 14.7 15.4 11.7 11.3 HD 7.7 9.2 9.9 7.7 8.7 IN 3.6 4 4.4 3.6 3.2 IO 7.1 9.1 8.4 7 7 TrL 19.2 24.3 25.2 26.5 25.5 PectW 8.5 11.6 13.3 10.4 9.5 PelvW 7.3 10.2 11.3 7.6 8.5 SnForL 20 20.5 25.7 18.9 20 UpArmL 9.6 10 12.3 8.6 9.2 LowArmL 8.9 8.9 10.3 7.6 8.5 HandL 9.7 11.6 12.7 9.5 10.1 4FinL 6.3 7.5 8.1 5.7 6.7 UpLegL 14.4 14.5 17.5 14 14 CrusL 13.1 14.3 16.1 12.9 13.3 FootL 18.3 20.6 21.8 16.4 17.5 4ToeL 10.6 10.4 12 9 9.5 SL
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/10 10/
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/9 10/
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MD 45 47 46 52 61 4FinLam 17 17 17
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ToeLam 21 21 22 17 20
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continued next page range is subequal to those of the dorsum, however both large and small scales are mostly keeled. The upper and lower forearms, hands and fingers are covered in longitudinal rows of strongly keeled distally pointed scales, those on the outer surfaces are larger and more strongly keeled grading into smaller, weakly keeled scales of the inner surfaces. Scales on the dorsal surface of the hind legs are heterogenous in size, ranging from small weakly keeled scales to large oblique trihedral spines. Ventral surfaces of the thigh, tibia, and dorsal and ventral surface of feet with keeled scales forming regular rows. 17 lamellae on finger IV and toe lamellae: 6 on I, 8 on II, 12 on III and
<date id="FF8D105BFFDD2773FDC0B606FD135975" box="[596,668,1812,1838]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46" value="1921-04">21 IV.</date>
Scales on the tail are strongly keeled ventrally, grading to weakly keeled dorsally. Hemipenal bulge distinctly enlarged.
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDD2773FF03B189FE875EE8" bold="true" box="[151,264,155,179]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
continued.
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDD2773FED3B1DCFE5B5EBE" box="[327,468,206,229]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">J. sagatiffera</emphasis>
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<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B1EAFE5B5F54" box="[151,468,248,271]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">male</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB1EAFD105F54" box="[510,671,248,271]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">female</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B1EAFCFA5F54" box="[723,885,248,271]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">male</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B1EAFACF5F54" box="[964,1344,248,271]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">female</td>
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<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B031FE5B5F61" box="[151,468,291,314]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">(lectotype)</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB031FD105F61" box="[510,671,291,314]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">(paralectotype)</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B031FCFA5F61" box="[723,885,291,314]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">(paralectotype)</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B031FACF5F61" box="[964,1344,291,314]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">(paralectotype)</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B05CFACF5FDE" box="[151,1344,334,389]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B05CFE5B5FDE" box="[151,468,334,389]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">BMNH 1946.8.13.97</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB05CFD105FDE" box="[510,671,334,389]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">BMNH 1946.8.13.96</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B05CFCFA5FDE" box="[723,885,334,389]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">BMNH 1946.8.15.1</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B05CFACF5FDE" box="[964,1344,334,389]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">BMNH BMNH 1946.8.14.97 1946.8.14.99</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B08AFACF5FF4" box="[151,1344,408,431]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B08AFE5B5FF4" box="[151,468,408,431]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">SVL 50</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB08AFD105FF4" box="[510,671,408,431]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">57.1</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B08AFCFA5FF4" box="[723,885,408,431]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">53.3</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B08AFACF5FF4" box="[964,1344,408,431]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">63.9 56.5</td>
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<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B0D9FE5B5FB9" box="[151,468,459,482]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">TailL 113.9</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB0D9FD105FB9" box="[510,671,459,482]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">118.9</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B0D9FCFA5FB9" box="[723,885,459,482]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">109.3</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B0D9FACF5FB9" box="[964,1344,459,482]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">147.8 127.3</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B0E7FACF5C57" box="[151,1344,501,524]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B0E7FE5B5C57" box="[151,468,501,524]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">TailD 7</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB0E7FD105C57" box="[510,671,501,524]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6.5</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B0E7FCFA5C57" box="[723,885,501,524]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6.9</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B0E7FACF5C57" box="[964,1344,501,524]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6.2 6.6</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B332FACF5C6C" box="[151,1344,544,567]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B332FE5B5C6C" box="[151,468,544,567]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">TailW 5.6</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB332FD105C6C" box="[510,671,544,567]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B332FCFA5C6C" box="[723,885,544,567]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">5.5</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B332FACF5C6C" box="[964,1344,544,567]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">5.9 5.6</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B359FACF5C39" box="[151,1344,587,610]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B359FE5B5C39" box="[151,468,587,610]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">HL 14.5</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB359FD105C39" box="[510,671,587,610]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">16.7</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B359FCFA5C39" box="[723,885,587,610]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">14.9</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B359FACF5C39" box="[964,1344,587,610]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">18 16.1</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B367FACF5CD7" box="[151,1344,629,652]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B367FE5B5CD7" box="[151,468,629,652]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">HW 10.3</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB367FD105CD7" box="[510,671,629,652]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">13.2</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B367FCFA5CD7" box="[723,885,629,652]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">10.3</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B367FACF5CD7" box="[964,1344,629,652]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12.6 13.3</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B3B2FACF5CEC" box="[151,1344,672,695]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B3B2FE5B5CEC" box="[151,468,672,695]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">HD 8</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB3B2FD105CEC" box="[510,671,672,695]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.2</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B3B2FCFA5CEC" box="[723,885,672,695]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">8.4</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B3B2FACF5CEC" box="[964,1344,672,695]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.9 8.5</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B3D9FACF5CB9" box="[151,1344,715,738]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B3D9FE5B5CB9" box="[151,468,715,738]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">IN 3.5</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB3D9FD105CB9" box="[510,671,715,738]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.8</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B3D9FCFA5CB9" box="[723,885,715,738]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">3.4</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B3D9FACF5CB9" box="[964,1344,715,738]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4.1 3.5</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B3E7FACF5D57" box="[151,1344,757,780]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B3E7FE5B5D57" box="[151,468,757,780]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">IO 6</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB3E7FD105D57" box="[510,671,757,780]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">6.9</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B3E7FCFA5D57" box="[723,885,757,780]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">5.5</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B3E7FACF5D57" box="[964,1344,757,780]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7 5.8</td>
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<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B232FACF5D6C" box="[151,1344,800,823]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B232FE5B5D6C" box="[151,468,800,823]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">TrL 23.5</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB232FD105D6C" box="[510,671,800,823]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">27</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B232FCFA5D6C" box="[723,885,800,823]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">22.6</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B232FACF5D6C" box="[964,1344,800,823]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">32.2 28.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B259FACF5D39" box="[151,1344,843,866]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B259FE5B5D39" box="[151,468,843,866]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">PectW 7.2</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB259FD105D39" box="[510,671,843,866]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.6</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B259FCFA5D39" box="[723,885,843,866]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7.4</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B259FACF5D39" box="[964,1344,843,866]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.7 8.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B267FACF5DD7" box="[151,1344,885,908]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B267FE5B5DD7" box="[151,468,885,908]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">PelvW 7.6</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB267FD105DD7" box="[510,671,885,908]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.5</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B267FCFA5DD7" box="[723,885,885,908]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7.5</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B267FACF5DD7" box="[964,1344,885,908]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.6 8.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B2B2FACF5DEC" box="[151,1344,928,951]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B2B2FE5B5DEC" box="[151,468,928,951]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">SnForL 20.1</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB2B2FD105DEC" box="[510,671,928,951]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23.5</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B2B2FCFA5DEC" box="[723,885,928,951]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">20.9</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B2B2FACF5DEC" box="[964,1344,928,951]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">24.1 22</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B2D9FACF5DB9" box="[151,1344,971,994]" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B2D9FE5B5DB9" box="[151,468,971,994]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">UpArmL 9.3</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB2D9FD105DB9" box="[510,671,971,994]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.7</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B2D9FCFA5DB9" box="[723,885,971,994]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.6</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B2D9FACF5DB9" box="[964,1344,971,994]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">10.4 10.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B2E7FACF5A57" box="[151,1344,1013,1036]" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B2E7FE5B5A57" box="[151,468,1013,1036]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">LowArmL 9</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB2E7FD105A57" box="[510,671,1013,1036]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.7</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B2E7FCFA5A57" box="[723,885,1013,1036]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.2</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B2E7FACF5A57" box="[964,1344,1013,1036]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">10.2 10.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B532FACF5A6C" box="[151,1344,1056,1079]" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B532FE5B5A6C" box="[151,468,1056,1079]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">HandL 12.7</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB532FD105A6C" box="[510,671,1056,1079]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B532FCFA5A6C" box="[723,885,1056,1079]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12.8</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B532FACF5A6C" box="[964,1344,1056,1079]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">12.5 12.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B559FACF5A39" box="[151,1344,1099,1122]" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B559FE5B5A39" box="[151,468,1099,1122]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4FinL 8</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB559FD105A39" box="[510,671,1099,1122]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7.8</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B559FCFA5A39" box="[723,885,1099,1122]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">9.4</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B559FACF5A39" box="[964,1344,1099,1122]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">8.6 8.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B567FACF5AD7" box="[151,1344,1141,1164]" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B567FE5B5AD7" box="[151,468,1141,1164]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">UpLegL 16.5</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB567FD105AD7" box="[510,671,1141,1164]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">16.8</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B567FCFA5AD7" box="[723,885,1141,1164]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">15.3</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B567FACF5AD7" box="[964,1344,1141,1164]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">16.9 16.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B5B2FACF5AEC" box="[151,1344,1184,1207]" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B5B2FE5B5AEC" box="[151,468,1184,1207]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">CrusL 14.8</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB5B2FD105AEC" box="[510,671,1184,1207]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">16.7</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B5B2FCFA5AEC" box="[723,885,1184,1207]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">15.4</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B5B2FACF5AEC" box="[964,1344,1184,1207]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">16.3 16.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B5D9FACF5AB9" box="[151,1344,1227,1250]" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B5D9FE5B5AB9" box="[151,468,1227,1250]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">FootL 22.5</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB5D9FD105AB9" box="[510,671,1227,1250]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">23</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B5D9FCFA5AB9" box="[723,885,1227,1250]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">25.3</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B5D9FACF5AB9" box="[964,1344,1227,1250]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">24.1 23.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B5E7FACF5B57" box="[151,1344,1269,1292]" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B5E7FE5B5B57" box="[151,468,1269,1292]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4ToeL 13.9</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB5E7FD105B57" box="[510,671,1269,1292]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">13.9</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B5E7FCFA5B57" box="[723,885,1269,1292]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">15</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B5E7FACF5B57" box="[964,1344,1269,1292]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">14.1 14.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B432FACF5B6C" box="[151,1344,1312,1335]" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B432FE5B5B6C" box="[151,468,1312,1335]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">SL 7</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB432FD105B6C" box="[510,671,1312,1335]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B432FCFA5B6C" box="[723,885,1312,1335]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B432FACF5B6C" box="[964,1344,1312,1335]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7 8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B459FACF5B39" box="[151,1344,1355,1378]" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B459FE5B5B39" box="[151,468,1355,1378]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">IL 7</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB459FD105B39" box="[510,671,1355,1378]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B459FCFA5B39" box="[723,885,1355,1378]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">8</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B459FACF5B39" box="[964,1344,1355,1378]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">7 8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B467FACF5BD7" box="[151,1344,1397,1420]" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B467FE5B5BD7" box="[151,468,1397,1420]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">MD 53</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB467FD105BD7" box="[510,671,1397,1420]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">55</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B467FCFA5BD7" box="[723,885,1397,1420]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">58</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B467FACF5BD7" box="[964,1344,1397,1420]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">54 58</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B4B2FACF5BEC" box="[151,1344,1440,1463]" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B4B2FE5B5BEC" box="[151,468,1440,1463]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4FinLam 17</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB4B2FD105BEC" box="[510,671,1440,1463]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">18</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B4B2FCFA5BEC" box="[723,885,1440,1463]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">18</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B4B2FACF5BEC" box="[964,1344,1440,1463]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">20 19</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350334D9FFDDD889FF03B4D9FACF5BB9" box="[151,1344,1483,1506]" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">
<th id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FF03B4D9FE5B5BB9" box="[151,468,1483,1506]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">4ToeLam 25</th>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FE6AB4D9FD105BB9" box="[510,671,1483,1506]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">25</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FD47B4D9FCFA5BB9" box="[723,885,1483,1506]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">25</td>
<td id="76D25DA5FFDDD889FC50B4D9FACF5BB9" box="[964,1344,1483,1506]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">26 27</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDD2773FF52B673FE625920" bold="true" box="[198,493,1889,1915]" pageId="5" pageNumber="46">Colouration in ethanol:</emphasis>
Entire dorsal surface of the body from the back of the head extending onto the tail, between the dorsolateral keels is creamy white, dorsal surface of the head bicoloured, the posterior two thirds are a pale brownish cream, separated by a fine brown line from the anterior third of the head which is a darker shade of light brown. A broad cream stripe extends from the tip of the snout, along the upper lip to the level of the orbits, terminating at the rear axis of the jaw. Scales of the orbits are primarily dark brown with three distinct cream lines running from the lower eyelid to the cream lip-stripe, the posterior most stripe runs obliquely from the rear axis of the upper and lower eyelids, to the rear axis of the jaw forming the posterior border of the lip stripe. The posterior border of the orbits along the entire flanks to the base of the tail, lower mandible, throat, upper chest, forelimbs and dorsal surface of hind limbs brownish black. There is a single light brown blotch on the mid upper surface of the upper forearms and tibia. Two short longitudinal cream stripes on the posterior throat. The dark brownish black of the anterior chest gradually breaks up into blotches and spots to become cream posteriorly across the abdomen, vent and onto the tail. Cream spots and blotches break up the dark brown ventral surface of the thighs and tibia.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFDE2770FF03B4FBFB175878" blockId="6.[151,1436,1513,1571]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FF03B4FBFE95585A" bold="true" box="[151,282,1513,1537]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FEB6B4F8FEE9585A" box="[290,358,1514,1537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FEF9B4FBFE4B585A" bold="true" box="[365,452,1513,1537]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFDE2770FEF9B4FBFE4B585A" box="[365,452,1513,1537]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, male (holotype ZSI 25217); (A) profile view, (B) dorsal view of head,
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FB45B4F8FAD6585A" box="[1233,1369,1514,1537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">J. sagittifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male (lectotype BMNH 1946.8.13.97); (C) profile view, (D) dorsal view of head. Images not to scale.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFDE2770FF51B743FBD358C8" blockId="6.[151,1437,1617,2030]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FF51B743FE755830" bold="true" box="[197,506,1617,1643]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
Condition of
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDE2770FEF8B743FE2D5830" box="[364,418,1617,1643]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">type</typeStatus>
series:
</emphasis>
All three specimens appear well preserved and are in good general condition. Each specimen has a longitudinal midventral incision, but are otherwise complete.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFDE2771FF52B78DFED65C55" blockId="6.[151,1437,1617,2030]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1436,152,526]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="48" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FF52B78DFECC58E2" bold="true" box="[198,323,1695,1721]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Variation:</emphasis>
Variation of meristic and mensural characters in the
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDE2770FC7BB78DFBAD58E2" box="[1007,1058,1695,1721]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">type</typeStatus>
series of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDE2770FB33B7B2FB7758E2" box="[1191,1272,1696,1721]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FB33B7B2FB7758E2" box="[1191,1272,1696,1721]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FA91B78DFAE558E2" bold="true" box="[1285,1386,1695,1721]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFDE2770FA91B78DFAE558E2" box="[1285,1386,1695,1721]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are summarized in
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. Due to the small sample size of the
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDE2770FCDAB7D4FC0E58BB" box="[846,897,1734,1760]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">type</typeStatus>
series, conclusions on sexual dimorphism can not be reliably made, however the difference of male proportions relative to females in this series are consistent with known sexual dimorphism in several other species of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDE2770FC29B601FBA85977" box="[957,1063,1811,1836]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDE2770FC29B601FBA85977" box="[957,1063,1811,1836]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="47">Japalura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
longer hind leg, foot and tail length, and colouration differences. The tail base of the females are not swollen. It should at this point be mentioned that the
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDE2770FE10B673FE605920" box="[388,495,1889,1915]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
possess a colour pattern referred to in this paper as a “bicolour morph” (see Discussion section for further details). The two female
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDE2770FCB2B695FC1859FA" box="[806,919,1927,1953]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
considerably differ from the male
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDE2770FAA1B695FA1359FA" box="[1333,1436,1927,1953]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
in colouration. Neither females possess the contrasting bicolouration of the
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDE2770FBC3B6BCFB475993" box="[1111,1224,1966,1992]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, they are instead primarily uniform brown dorsally. The spines of the posterior temporal region, enlarged dorsolateral and medial scale rows and dorsal “V” ridges are pale grey. Posterior three “V” rides of ZSI 25215 are bordered posteriorly by a thin dark brown line. One or two pale stripes with dark brown borders extend from the lower eyelids. The posterior oblique line is the more vivid and extends to the juncture of the upper and lower mandibles. The anterior stripe, if present extends as far as the lower edge of the orbit (figure 3). There is a light brown patch on the dorsal surface of the upper and lower forearm, elbow and tibia. Throat and chest is light brown broken by faded grey blotches over the abdomen and on ventral surface of thighs, tibia and feet. On one
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDF2771FF61B092FED55FC1" box="[245,346,384,410]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
(ZSI 25215) its nasal is separated from rostral by two scales (both sides), on the right side it is narrowly in contact with second SL only but not in contact with SL on the left side. On the second
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDF2771FAA3B0B4FA135F9B" box="[1335,1436,422,448]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
(ZSI 25216) the nasal is separated from the rostral by two scales and on the left side separated from the second SL by one scale.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFDF2771FF03B46DFD25585B" blockId="7.[151,1436,1407,1536]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FF03B46DFEAF5BCC" bold="true" box="[151,288,1407,1431]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
(A) A direct comparison between the head proportions and profile shape of two similarly sized adult specimens; a female
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDF2771FEE3B4B1FD875BE1" box="[375,520,1443,1466]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FEE3B4B1FD875BE1" box="[375,520,1443,1466]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Japalura otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FD9AB4B1FDEB5BE0" bold="true" box="[526,612,1443,1467]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFDF2771FD9AB4B1FDEB5BE0" box="[526,612,1443,1467]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(paratype ZSI 25215) SVL 52.2 mm (top) and a female
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDF2771FB56B4B1FAEB5BE1" box="[1218,1380,1443,1466]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planidorsata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FB56B4B1FAEB5BE1" box="[1218,1380,1443,1466]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. planidorsata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(ZSI 16024) SVL 52.7 mm (bottom), (B) head view of the same female
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDF2771FCFCB4D4FC245B86" box="[872,939,1478,1501]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FCFCB4D4FC245B86" box="[872,939,1478,1501]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FC27B4D4FB865B85" bold="true" box="[947,1033,1478,1502]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFDF2771FC27B4D4FB865B85" box="[947,1033,1478,1502]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, (C) head view of the same female
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDF2771FA1DB4D4FE90585B" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planidorsata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FA1DB4D4FE90585B" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. planidorsata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Images (B) and (C) are not to scale.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C3296510FFDF2771FF52B73CFD055951" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFDF2771FF52B73CFD055951" blockId="7.[151,1437,1582,2034]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FF52B73CFEE65813" bold="true" box="[198,361,1582,1608]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Distribution:</emphasis>
The new species is known only from the
<typeStatus id="54888839FFDF2771FCE3B73CFC265813" box="[887,937,1582,1608]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">type</typeStatus>
locality, Sairep, Lunglei District, central Mizoram, northeast
<collectingCountry id="F324760BFFDF2771FE1CB747FE465834" box="[392,457,1621,1647]" name="India" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">India</collectingCountry>
. Online resources provide for Sairep the GPS co-ordinates
<geoCoordinate id="EE07505CFFDF2771FB04B747FB795834" box="[1168,1270,1621,1647]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" precision="925" value="22.816668">22°49'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE07505CFFDF2771FA96B747FAEB5834" box="[1282,1380,1621,1647]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" precision="925" value="92.816666">92°49'E</geoCoordinate>
, and altitude
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFDF2771FF6CB769FEDC58CE" box="[248,339,1659,1685]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.365" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" unit="m" value="1365.0">1365 m</quantity>
asl. This species is likely to be found more widespread in Mizoram however currently very few herpetological surveys have been carried out in this state. Records of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDF2771FC63B7B0FB2658E0" box="[1015,1193,1698,1723]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planidorsata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FC63B7B0FB2658E0" box="[1015,1193,1698,1723]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. planidorsata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<collectingCountry id="F324760BFFDF2771FB64B7B0FAED58E7" box="[1264,1378,1698,1724]" name="Myanmar" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Myanmar</collectingCountry>
may prove to be representative of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDF2771FE7FB7DBFDBC58B9" box="[491,563,1737,1762]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FE7FB7DBFDBC58B9" box="[491,563,1737,1762]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FDAEB7DAFD1858B9" bold="true" box="[570,663,1736,1762]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFDF2771FDAEB7DAFD1858B9" box="[570,663,1736,1762]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
which would result in its range extending east to the
<collectingCountry id="F324760BFFDF2771FA97B7DBFAB358B8" box="[1283,1340,1737,1763]" name="China" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Chin</collectingCountry>
Hills of western
<collectingCountry id="F324760BFFDF2771FF6DB7E2FEE45951" box="[249,363,1776,1802]" name="Myanmar" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Myanmar</collectingCountry>
(see Discussion below).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3296510FFDF277EFF52B604FA005CF3" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="49" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFDF2771FF52B604FA1A5926" blockId="7.[151,1437,1582,2034]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FF52B604FED8596B" bold="true" box="[198,343,1814,1840]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a noun in genitive case formed from the personal name Hidetoshi Ota of the Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus,
<collectingCountry id="F324760BFFDF2771FC78B62FFBBC590C" box="[1004,1075,1853,1879]" name="Japan" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Japan</collectingCountry>
. His comprehensive work and taxonomic revisions of
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FE3EB676FD9B5926" box="[426,532,1892,1917]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Japalura</emphasis>
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species have immensely contributed to our current knowledge of this genus.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FF52B698FEE559FF" bold="true" box="[198,362,1930,1956]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Comparison:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FEE1B698FD9859F8" box="[373,535,1930,1955]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">Japalura otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FDB6B698FD0D59FF" bold="true" box="[546,642,1930,1956]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFDF2771FDB6B698FD0D59FF" box="[546,642,1930,1956]" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is most similar to
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FCF8B698FBAE59F8" box="[876,1057,1930,1955]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. planidorsata</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFDF2771FA90B698FEA25990" authority="Smith, 1940" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1940" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="48" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sagittifera">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FA90B698FA1359F8" box="[1284,1436,1930,1955]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. sagittifera</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFDF2771FF03B6A3FEA25990" author="Smith" box="[151,301,1969,1995]" pageId="7" pageNumber="60" refString="Smith, M. A. (1940) The amphibians and reptiles obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in Upper Burma. Records of the Indian Museum, 42, 465 - 486." type="journal article" year="1940">Smith, 1940</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. From
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<emphasis id="B947EA89FFDF2771FE16B6A3FDB75991" box="[386,568,1969,1994]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="48">J. planidorsata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(in brackets), it can be distinguished based on the following characters: fewer MD, 4547 (vs. 5261), more 4FinLam 17 (vs. 1516) and 4ToeLam 2122 (vs. 1720), spines of the temporal region are primarily dorsoventrally flattened and posteriorly pointing (vs. mostly conical, oriented at approximately 90° angle to the skin surface), nasal narrowly in contact with second SL or separated by one scale row, separated from the rostral by one or two scales (vs. nasal in contact with first SL and separated from the rostral by one scale), female adult size larger, SVL to
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(vs. to 49.152.7, N=3 (inc.
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), elsewhere largest published records are
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, the male
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SVL
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFB2CB020FAAB5F17" box="[1208,1316,306,332]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.66" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="46.6">46.6 mm</quantity>
(vs. male
<typeStatus id="54888839FFD0277EFF03B04BFF795F28" box="[151,246,345,371]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" type="syntype">syntype</typeStatus>
SVL
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFED4B04BFE3F5F28" box="[320,432,345,371]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.59" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="35.9">35.9 mm</quantity>
, elsewhere reported as
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<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFCCFB04BFC765F28" author="Das" box="[859,1017,345,371]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Das, A. (2008) Diversity and distribution of herpetofauna and evaluation conservation status in Barail Hill Range (Including Barail Wildlife Sanctuary), Assam, northeast India. Final Report. Aaranyak. Guwahati. 94 pp." type="book" year="2008">(Das, 2008))</bibRefCitation>
, longer and wider head, HW/SVL 26.228.2% (vs. 21.423.3%) and HW/HL 7782.6% (vs. 70.672.2%), shorter trunk length, TrL/SVL 42.9 46.6% (vs. 48.452.8%), longer tail, TailL/SVL 160.5162.8% (vs. 148.2148.6%), and longer crus and hind foot lengths, CrusL/SVL 27.4% (vs. 25.225.7%) and FootL/SVL 37.139.5% (vs. 32.733.2%).
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFA8DB0DFFA135FBC" author="Das" box="[1305,1436,461,487]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Das, A. (2008) Diversity and distribution of herpetofauna and evaluation conservation status in Barail Hill Range (Including Barail Wildlife Sanctuary), Assam, northeast India. Final Report. Aaranyak. Guwahati. 94 pp." type="book" year="2008">Das (2008)</bibRefCitation>
and Manthey (in prep.) include perhaps the only published photographs of an adult male
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFB76B0E6FA135C56" box="[1250,1436,500,525]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planidorsata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFB76B0E6FA135C56" box="[1250,1436,500,525]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. planidorsata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which differs from the male
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFE7DB308FDBC5C68" box="[489,563,538,563]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFE7DB308FDBC5C68" box="[489,563,538,563]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFDAFB308FD165C6F" bold="true" box="[571,665,538,564]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFD0277EFDAFB308FD165C6F" box="[571,665,538,564]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
<typeStatus id="54888839FFD0277EFD35B308FC875C6F" box="[673,776,538,564]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
most notably by possessing an orange/red gular region, represented as a small grey patch on the
<typeStatus id="54888839FFD0277EFD19B353FD635C00" box="[653,748,577,603]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" type="syntype">syntype</typeStatus>
(vs. jet black in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFC29B353FB845C01" box="[957,1035,577,602]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFC29B353FB845C01" box="[957,1035,577,602]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFB87B352FBFA5C01" bold="true" box="[1043,1141,576,602]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFD0277EFB87B352FBFA5C01" box="[1043,1141,576,602]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
). Additionally the male
<typeStatus id="54888839FFD0277EFF03B37AFF7B5CD9" box="[151,244,616,642]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" type="syntype">syntype</typeStatus>
of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFE8AB37AFE5B5CDA" box="[286,468,616,641]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planidorsata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFE8AB37AFE5B5CDA" box="[286,468,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. planidorsata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a wide white lip stripe that extends to above the shoulder also evident from male photographs in
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFE19B39CFD9F5CF3" author="Das" box="[397,528,654,680]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Das, A. (2008) Diversity and distribution of herpetofauna and evaluation conservation status in Barail Hill Range (Including Barail Wildlife Sanctuary), Assam, northeast India. Final Report. Aaranyak. Guwahati. 94 pp." type="book" year="2008">Das (2008)</bibRefCitation>
(vs. white lip stripe terminates at the rear axis of the jaw in
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFB44B39DFA955CF3" box="[1232,1306,655,680]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFB44B39DFA955CF3" box="[1232,1306,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFAB5B39CFAF15CF3" bold="true" box="[1313,1406,654,680]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFD0277EFAB5B39CFAF15CF3" box="[1313,1406,654,680]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3296510FFD0277EFF51B3A7FA1359AA" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" type="description">
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From
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFE99B3A7FE2C5C95" box="[269,419,693,718]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sagittifera">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFE99B3A7FE2C5C95" box="[269,419,693,718]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. sagittifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(in parenthesis) it can be distinguished by having a greater number of SL, 1011 (vs. 78) and
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, 912 (vs. 78), fewer MD, 4547 (vs. 5358) and fewer 4ToeLam 2122 (vs. 2527). Male colouration (in alcohol): dorsal surfaces of arms and legs and lateral surfaces of the head and body, dark brownish black (vs. light blue), ventral colouration of the male, solid brownish black on the throat and anterior chest, breaking up posteriorly into blotches and spots on an otherwise light cream background (vs. males with throat, chest and abdomen primarily creamy white, with or without sparse brown speckling on the anterior throat and abdomen).
</paragraph>
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From the species possessing a concealed tympanum,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFCFCB2D6FC365D86" box="[872,953,964,989]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFCFCB2D6FC365D86" box="[872,953,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFC55B2D1FBA75D86" bold="true" box="[961,1064,963,989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFD0277EFC55B2D1FBA75D86" box="[961,1064,963,989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFB45B2D6FEE95A5F" authority="Annandale, 1905" authorityName="Annandale" authorityYear="1905" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="andersoniana">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFB45B2D6FA125D86" box="[1233,1437,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. andersoniana</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFF03B2F8FEE95A5F" author="Annandale" box="[151,358,1002,1028]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Annandale, N. (1905) Contributions to Oriental herpetology. Suppl. II. Notes on the Oriental lizards in the Indian Museum, with a list of the species recorded from British India and Ceylon. Journal Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, (2) 1, 81 - 93." type="journal article" year="1905">Annandale, 1905</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, by its smaller adult size, SVL
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(vs. to
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), absence (vs. presence) of a nuchal crest and gular pouch, body subquadrangular (vs. moderately compressed laterally), lower number of 4ToeLam, 2122 (vs. 28), and fewer MD, 4547 (vs. 81). From
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFC07B52AFB605A09" authority="Boulenger, 1853" authorityName="Boulenger" authorityYear="1853" box="[915,1263,1080,1106]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="variegata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFC07B52AFBAF5A0A" box="[915,1056,1080,1105]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. variegata</emphasis>
Boulenger, 1853
</taxonomicName>
, by its smaller adult size, SVL
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(vs. 59.695.4
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, to
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<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFC4AB54CFB085A23" author="Smith" box="[990,1159,1118,1144]" pageId="8" pageNumber="60" refString="Smith, M. A. (1935) The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II. Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London. xiii + 440 pp + 1 pl." type="book" year="1935">(Smith 1935))</bibRefCitation>
, absence (vs. presence) of a raised dorsal and nuchal crest and gular pouch and absence (vs. presence) of a wide lateral white stripe in males. From
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFEA0B5BEFDD15A9D" authority="Smith, 1935" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1935" box="[308,606,1196,1222]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hamptoni">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFEA0B5BEFE4E5A9E" box="[308,449,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. hamptoni</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFE5DB5BEFDD15A9D" author="Smith" box="[457,606,1196,1222]" pageId="8" pageNumber="60" refString="Smith, M. A. (1935) The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II. Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London. xiii + 440 pp + 1 pl." type="book" year="1935">Smith, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFDFFB5BEFC6C5A9D" authority="Anderson, 1878" authorityName="Anderson" authorityYear="1878" box="[619,995,1196,1222]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="yunnanensis">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFDFFB5BEFC965A9E" box="[619,793,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. yunnanensis</emphasis>
Anderson, 1878
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFC64B5BEFA185A9D" authority="Barbour &amp; Dunn, 1919" authorityName="Barbour &amp; Dunn" authorityYear="1919" box="[1008,1431,1196,1222]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flaviceps">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFC64B5BEFBF85A9E" box="[1008,1143,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. flaviceps</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFBEBB5BEFA185A9D" author="Barbour" box="[1151,1431,1196,1222]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Barbour, T. &amp; Dunn, E. R. (1919) Two new Chinese Japaluras. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club, 7, 15 - 19." type="journal article" year="1919">Barbour &amp; Dunn, 1919</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFF5CB5C1FDE25AB7" authority="Barbour &amp; Dunn, 1919" authorityName="Barbour &amp; Dunn" authorityYear="1919" box="[200,621,1234,1260]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="splendida">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFF5CB5C1FEDA5AB7" box="[200,341,1235,1260]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. splendida</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFEC8B5C0FDE25AB7" author="Barbour" box="[348,621,1234,1260]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Barbour, T. &amp; Dunn, E. R. (1919) Two new Chinese Japaluras. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club, 7, 15 - 19." type="journal article" year="1919">Barbour &amp; Dunn, 1919</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, by its smaller adult size, SVL &lt;
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(vs. to
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFB3CB5C0FA9C5AB7" box="[1192,1299,1234,1260]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.72" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="77.2">77.2 mm</quantity>
,
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,
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFAEAB5C0FF465B48" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.6" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="86.0">86 mm</quantity>
, and
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFE9FB5EBFEF65B48" box="[267,377,1273,1299]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.98" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="89.8">89.8 mm</quantity>
respectively) and absence (vs. presence) of a light lateral stripe and gular pouch, and further from
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFEA0B432FE4D5B62" box="[308,450,1312,1337]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hamptoni">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFEA0B432FE4D5B62" box="[308,450,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. hamptoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by absence (vs. presence) of a gular pouch and shorter head length, HW/HL 77 82.6% (vs. approximately 66.7 %). From
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFD1FB455FC325B3B" authority="Mertens, 1926" authorityName="Mertens" authorityYear="1926" box="[651,957,1350,1376]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFD1FB455FC895B3B" box="[651,774,1351,1376]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. fasciata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFC9AB454FC325B3B" author="Mertens" box="[782,957,1350,1376]" pageId="8" pageNumber="59" refString="Mertens, R. (1926) Herpetologische Mitteilungen. - X. Eine neue Japalura - Art. Senckenbergiana 8 (3 - 4), 146 - 149." type="journal article" year="1926">Mertens, 1926</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, by smaller adult size, SVL to
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(vs. to
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), absence (vs. presence) of a nuchal crest and wide light transverse band on the body, and higher number of MD, 4547 (vs. 3538). From
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFDEAB486FC605BF5" authority="Song, 1987" authorityName="Song" authorityYear="1987" box="[638,1007,1428,1454]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micangshanensis">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFDEAB486FCEE5BF6" box="[638,865,1428,1453]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. micangshanensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFCFCB486FC605BF5" author="Song" box="[872,1007,1428,1454]" pageId="8" pageNumber="60" refString="Song, M. (1987) Survey of the reptiles of southern Shaanxi. Acta Herpetologica Sinica, 6 (1), 59 - 64." type="journal article" year="1987">Song, 1987</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFBB8B486FA175BF5" authority="Gao &amp; Huo, 2002" authorityName="Gao &amp; Huo" authorityYear="2002" box="[1068,1432,1428,1454]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zhaoermii">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFBB8B486FB325BF6" box="[1068,1213,1428,1453]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. zhaoermii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFB50B486FA175BF5" author="Gao" box="[1220,1432,1428,1454]" pageId="8" pageNumber="59" refString="Gao, Z. - F. &amp; Hou, M. (2002) Description of a new Japalura species from western Sichuan Province, China. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 21 (1), 12 - 14." type="journal article" year="2002">Gao &amp; Huo, 2002</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, by absence (vs. presence) of a wide yellow/white longitudinal stripe and raised nuchal and dorsal crest in males, and male body subquadrangular (vs. moderately compressed), further from
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFB1DB4F3FAF95BA1" box="[1161,1398,1505,1530]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micangshanensis">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFB1DB4F3FAF95BA1" box="[1161,1398,1505,1530]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. micangshanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a longer hind limb length, reaching between the eye and snout (vs. to the neck) and from
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFA9FB71AFA13587A" box="[1291,1436,1544,1569]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zhaoermii">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFA9FB71AFA13587A" box="[1291,1436,1544,1569]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. zhaoermii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by absence (vs. presence) of a prominent green gular pouch in males and smaller adult size, SVL to
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFAA7B73CFA125813" box="[1331,1437,1582,1608]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.87" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="58.7">58.7 mm</quantity>
(vs. to
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFF7DB747FECE5834" box="[233,321,1621,1647]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.5" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="85.0">85 mm</quantity>
). From
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFE08B747FD3B5834" authority="Li, 2001" authorityName="Li" authorityYear="2001" box="[412,692,1621,1647]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="batangensis">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFE08B747FDCA5835" box="[412,581,1621,1646]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. batangensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFDD9B747FD3B5834" author="Li" box="[589,692,1621,1647]" pageId="8" pageNumber="59" refString="Li, C. (2001) A New Species of Japalura From Sichuan (Agamidae Gray. Japalura). Journal of China West Normal University (Natural Science), 22 (4), 7 - 9." type="journal article" year="2001">Li, 2001</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, by absence (vs. presence) of a wide yellow longitudinal stripe and male body subquadrangular (vs. moderately compressed).
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFC0EB76EFC6758CE" box="[922,1000,1660,1685]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="otai" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFC0EB76EFC6758CE" box="[922,1000,1660,1685]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. otai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFC64B769FBDD58CE" bold="true" box="[1008,1106,1659,1685]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27457F2FFD0277EFC64B769FBDD58CE" box="[1008,1106,1659,1685]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFB63B76EFEB558E6" authority="Bourret, 1937" authorityName="Bourret" authorityYear="1937" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chapaensis">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFB63B76EFA1358CE" box="[1271,1436,1660,1685]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. chapaensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFF03B7B1FEB558E6" author="Bourret" box="[151,314,1699,1725]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Bourret, R. (1937) Notes herpetologiques sur l'indochine francaise. XV. Lezards et serpents recu au laboratoire des Sciences Naturelles de l'Universite au cours de l'annee 1937. Descriptions de deux especes et de deux varietes nouvelles. Bulletin Generale de l'Instruction Publique, (1937), 57 - 82." type="journal article" year="1937">
Bourret,
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</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
in having, fewer 4ToeLam, 2122 (vs. 2830), more MD, 4547 (vs. 3537), SL 1011 (vs. 7 8) and
<collectingCountry id="F324760BFFD0277EFF7CB7DBFE8858B8" box="[232,263,1737,1763]" name="Iceland" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">IL</collectingCountry>
, 912 (vs. 7).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFD0277EFF51B7E2FA1359AA" blockId="8.[151,1437,152,2034]" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">
From the east Asian insular species, it differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFC8FB7E2FBB15951" authority="Gressit, 1936" authorityName="Gressit" authorityYear="1936" box="[795,1086,1776,1802]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFC8FB7E2FC165952" box="[795,921,1776,1801]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. brevipes</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFC34B7E2FBB15951" author="Gressit" box="[928,1086,1776,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="59" refString="Gressitt, J. L. (1936) New reptiles from Formosa and Hainan. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 49, 117 - 121." type="journal article" year="1936">Gressit, 1936</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, by having longer hind limbs, reaching between the eye and snout (vs. from the hidden tympanum to the posterior edge of the eye), a considerably shorter tail, TailL/SVL 160.5187.5% (vs. 241.7268.1%) and a greater number of SL, 1011, (vs. 79). From
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFEFCB676FC805925" authority="Ota, Chen &amp; Shang, 1998" authorityName="Ota, Chen &amp; Shang" authorityYear="1998" box="[360,783,1892,1918]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="luei">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFEFCB676FE375926" box="[360,440,1892,1917]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. luei</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFE55B676FC805925" author="Ota" box="[449,783,1892,1918]" pageId="8" pageNumber="60" refString="Ota, H., Chen, S. L. &amp; Shang, G. (1998) Japalura luei: a new agamid lizard from Taiwan (Reptilia: Squamata). Copeia, 1998 (3), 649 - 656." type="journal article" year="1998">Ota, Chen &amp; Shang, 1998</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD0277EFCC0B676FBC95925" authority="Ota, 1989" authorityName="Ota" authorityYear="1989" box="[852,1094,1892,1918]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="makii">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFCC0B676FC355926" box="[852,954,1892,1917]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J. makii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD0277EFC50B676FBC95925" author="Ota" box="[964,1094,1892,1918]" pageId="8" pageNumber="59" refString="Ota, H. (1989 c) A new species of Japalura (Agamidae: Lacertilia: Reptilia), from Taiwan. Copeia, 1989 (3), 569 - 576." type="journal article" year="1989" yearSuffix="c">Ota, 1989</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
c, in body shape, primarily subquadrangular (vs. moderately compressed), smaller adult size, males
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFC73B699FBDD59FE" box="[999,1106,1931,1957]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.66" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="46.6">46.6 mm</quantity>
, females
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFB54B699FAE559FE" box="[1216,1386,1931,1957]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.545" metricValueMax="5.87" metricValueMin="5.22" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="55.45" valueMax="58.7" valueMin="52.2">52.258.7 mm</quantity>
(vs. males
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFF77B6A3FE1C5990" box="[227,403,1969,1995]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.984999999999999" metricValueMax="7.45" metricValueMin="6.52" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="69.85" valueMax="74.5" valueMin="65.2">65.274.5 mm</quantity>
, females
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFD97B6A3FDE35990" box="[515,620,1969,1995]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.82" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="68.2">68.2 mm</quantity>
and males
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD0277EFD60B6A3FC025990" box="[756,909,1969,1995]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.09" metricValueMax="7.88" metricValueMin="6.3" pageId="8" pageNumber="49" unit="mm" value="70.9" valueMax="78.8" valueMin="63.0">6378.8 mm</quantity>
, females
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respectively), fewer 4ToeLam, 2122 (vs. 2428 and 2830, respectively) and absence (vs. presence) of a nuchal crest. From
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD0277EFA13B6CAFA1359AA" box="[1415,1436,2008,2033]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="49">J.</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3296510FFD1277FFF03B18AFE935FC1" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" type="reference_group">
<paragraph id="8B8C369BFFD1277FFF03B18AFE935FC1" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,410]" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFF03B18AFE915EEA" box="[151,286,152,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polygonata">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFF03B18AFE915EEA" box="[151,286,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">polygonata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Hallowell, 1860 “1861”) and
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFD02B18AFC6C5EE9" authority="Gunther, 1864" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1864" box="[662,995,152,178]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="swinhonis">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFD02B18AFCA35EEA" box="[662,812,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">J. swinhonis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD1277FFCA0B18AFC6C5EE9" author="Gunther" box="[820,995,152,178]" pageId="9" pageNumber="59" refString="Gunther, A. (1864) The Reptiles of British India. Taylor &amp; Francis, London xxvii + 452 pp." type="book" year="1864">Günther, 1864</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, by absence (vs. presence) of a light lateral stripe and nuchal crest, body subquadrangular in cross section (vs. moderately compressed) and smaller adult size of the male,
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(vs. males
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and
<quantity id="4CCB9B7EFFD1277FFB96B1F7FB3A5EA4" box="[1026,1205,229,255]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.04" metricValueMax="8.27" metricValueMin="5.81" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" unit="mm" value="70.4" valueMax="82.7" valueMin="58.1">58.182.7 mm</quantity>
respectively). The remaining species of
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFE09B01EFD845F7E" box="[413,523,268,293]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFE09B01EFD845F7E" box="[413,523,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">Japalura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFD88B01EFC025F7D" authority="Shah &amp; Kastle, 2002" authorityName="Shah &amp; Kastle" authorityYear="2002" box="[540,909,268,294]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dasi">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFD88B01EFDE25F7E" box="[540,621,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">J. dasi</emphasis>
(Shah &amp;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD1277FFD70B01EFC0C5F7D" author="Kastle" box="[740,899,268,294]" pageId="9" pageNumber="60" refString="Schleich, H. H. &amp; Kastle, W. (eds.). (2002) Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. A. R. G. Gantner Verlag K. G, Ruggell, [i - ii] + i - x + 1201 pp." type="book" year="2002">Kästle, 2002</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFC0EB01EFA845F7D" authority="Boulenger, 1906" authorityName="Boulenger" authorityYear="1906" box="[922,1291,268,294]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dymondi">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFC0EB01EFBAF5F7E" box="[922,1056,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">J. dymondi</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD1277FFBA5B01EFA8D5F7D" author="Boulenger" box="[1073,1282,268,294]" pageId="9" pageNumber="58" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1906) Descriptions of new reptiles from Yunnan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7) 17, 567 - 568." type="journal article" year="1906">Boulenger, 1906</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFA8CB01EFEE45F17" authority="Stejneger, 1924" authorityName="Stejneger" authorityYear="1924" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grahami">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFA8CB01EFA135F7E" box="[1304,1436,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">J. grahami</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD1277FFF0BB020FEED5F17" author="Stejneger" box="[159,354,306,332]" pageId="9" pageNumber="60" refString="Stejneger, L. H. (1924) Herpetological novelties from China. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History, 5, 119 - 121." type="journal article" year="1924">Stejneger, 1924</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFEECB020FD245F17" authority="Smith, 1937" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1937" box="[376,683,306,332]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kaulbacki">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFEECB020FD845F10" box="[376,523,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">J. kaulbacki</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD1277FFD80B020FD245F17" author="Smith" box="[532,683,306,332]" pageId="9" pageNumber="60" refString="Smith, M. A. (1937) Description of a new species of Agamid lizard from Upper Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 39, 755." type="journal article" year="1937">Smith, 1937</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFD2DB020FBDD5F17" authority="Annandale, 1907" authorityName="Annandale" authorityYear="1907" box="[697,1106,306,332]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kumaoensis">
<emphasis id="B947EA89FFD1277FFD2DB020FCEC5F10" box="[697,867,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="50">J. kumaoensis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA24B6AFFD1277FFCE0B020FBC65F17" author="Annandale" box="[884,1097,306,332]" pageId="9" pageNumber="58" refString="Annandale, N. (1907) Reports on a collection of Batrachia, reptiles and fish from Nepal and the western Himalayas. Lacertilia. Records of the Indian Museum, 1, 151 - 155." type="journal article" year="1907">Annandale, 1907</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C334D18FFD1277FFBCBB020FAF55F17" authority="Jerdon 1870" authorityName="Jerdon" authorityYear="1870" box="[1119,1402,306,332]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Japalura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="major">
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, and
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can be distinguished by possessing an exposed tympanum.
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