Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for mountain dragons of the genus<i>Japalura s.l</i>. (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia

Wang, Kai; Che, Jing; Lin, Si Min; Deepak, V.; Datta-Roy, Aniruddha; Jiang, Ke; Jin, Jing; Chen, Hong‐Man; Siler, Cameron D.

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“…The draconine agamid taxonomy is currently in a state of flux, however, as more molecular sequence data becomes available, our understanding of the systematic relationships within the subfamily is rapidly improving (Denzer et al 2015;Deepak et al 2015;Deepak et al 2016;Deepak & Karanth, 2018;Grismer et al 2016;Wang et al 2018;Pal et al 2018). The recent generic reallocations (Pal et al 2018, this study), along with the newly described species, C. manamendrai , C. pethiyagodai Amarasinghe, Karunarathna and Hallermann, 2014and C. bachae Hartmann, Geissler, Poyarkov, Ihlow, Galoyan, Rödder and Böhme, 2013, increase the global Calotes diversity to 25 species.…”

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On the systematic status of the genus Oriocalotes Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the description of a new species from Mizoram state, Northeast India

Giri

Chaitanya

Mahony

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The montane agamid lizard genus Oriocalotes is currently considered monotypic, represented by the species, O. paulus. The systematic status of this taxon has remained questionable since its initial descriptions in the mid-1800s. A detailed molecular and morphological study was carried out to assess the validity of this genus, and its systematic position within the Asian agamid subfamily, Draconinae. Freshly collected and historical museum specimens from the type locality of O. paulus were examined morphologically, along with additional samples collected from localities in Mizoram state, Northeast India. Utilising newly generated molecular sequences (two mitochondrial and three nuclear genes), combined with those previously published for representative genera from the subfamilies Draconinae and Agaminae, Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian phylogenetic trees were constructed. Phylogenetic results suggest that Oriocalotes is part of the widespread South and Southeast Asian radiation of Calotes. Comparative morphological studies (including external morphology, hemipenis and osteology) between Oriocalotes and related genera further support this systematic placement. Oriocalotes is herein regarded as a junior subjective synonym of Calotes. Calotes paulus comb. nov. is also assigned a lectotype and given a detailed redescription based on the lectotype, paralectotypes and additional topotypic material. Furthermore, the specimens collected from Mizoram populations are found to be morphologically and genetically distinct from Calotes paulus comb. nov., and are described herein as a new species, Calotes zolaiking sp. nov.

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On the systematic status of the genus Oriocalotes Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the description of a new species from Mizoram state, Northeast India

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Chaitanya

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“…The Subfamily Draconinae represents a diverse group of agamid lizards in Asia (Manthey 2010). Although studies have shed light on higher-level phylogenetic relationships among genera within Draconinae (Moody 1980, Macey et al 2000, Grismer et al 2016, Wang et al 2019, the taxonomic status of many species remains unknown, in part due to a lack of vouchered specimens and tissue samples. One such case of a poorly understood species is the enigmatic Abhor Hills Agama, Pseudocalotes austeniana (Annandale, 1908), from the East Himalaya.…”

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Range extension of the rare agamid, Pseudocalotes austeniana (Annandale, 1908) (Reptilia, Sauria, Draconinae) in the East Himalaya, with comments on its ontogenetic shift

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Despite its recognition since the early 1900s, the agamid lizard Pseudocalotes austeniana remains known based on 3 vouchered specimens only from the East Himalaya, and little is known about its general biology. During herpetological surveys of Tibet, China, we collected 3 specimens of P. austeniana from Medog County, southeastern Tibet, including the first juvenile specimen ever vouchered. We provide a detailed description based on new material of this enigmatic species, report on a range extension of 400 km northeastward from its type locality, its ontogenetic shift, and clutch size.

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“…The genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861, commonly known as Mountain Dragons, was resurrected recently from the paraphyletic genus Japalura sensu lato Gray, 1853 (Wang, Che, Lin, et al, 2019).…”

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“…flaviceps species complex, an integrative approach must be taken. However, due to the lack of specimens and genetic samples, not only were the majority of the previous taxonomic studies on the genus Diploderma based on morphological data only (Manthey et al., 2012; Rao, Vindum, Ma, Fu, & Wilkinson, 2017; Wang, Jiang, Ren, et al, 2019; Wang et al, 2017), but the few recent integrative taxonomic studies of the genus also have limited taxa or gene coverage (Wang, Che, et al, 2019; Wang, Ren, Jiang, et al, 2019; Wang, Wu, Jiang, et al, 2019). Some recognized species still lack molecular data, and their phylogenetic relationships with congeners remain unknown.…”

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Systematic revision of mountain dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma ) in China, with descriptions of six new species and discussion on their conservation

Kai

Ren

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Cryptic diversity not only introduces confusion to taxonomic studies, but it also poses major challenges to conservation and environmental legislation. One such troubling group are the Mountain Dragons in the genus Diploderma in Southwest China. Previous studies have suggested that the genus contains considerable cryptic diversity, particularly in the D. flaviceps complex. Owing to taxonomic confusion, micro-endemic lineages are still neglected by the Chinese wildlife protection laws, despite their urgent conservation needs. Combining multivariate morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic data, we provide the first integrative systematic revision of the genus Diploderma. Specifically, we confirm that the six examined populations of D. cf. flaviceps from the upper Jinsha and Yalong River Valleys in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces represent six cryptic, undescribed lineages, and we describe each of them as a new species. With the updated taxonomy and distribution information, we discuss the taxonomy of the D. flaviceps complex in Southwest China, provide an updated diagnostic key along with distributional ranges for all species of the genus, and discuss some of the suspicious records of other congeners in China. Lastly, we evaluate the IUCN status of each of the six new species and highlight the major challenges for Diploderma conservation in China due to delayed environmental legislation and misleading conservation assessments.

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Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for mountain dragons of the genusJapalura s.l. (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia

Cited by 28 publications

References 34 publications

On the systematic status of the genus Oriocalotes Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the description of a new species from Mizoram state, Northeast India

On the systematic status of the genus Oriocalotes Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the description of a new species from Mizoram state, Northeast India

Range extension of the rare agamid, Pseudocalotes austeniana (Annandale, 1908) (Reptilia, Sauria, Draconinae) in the East Himalaya, with comments on its ontogenetic shift

Systematic revision of mountain dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma ) in China, with descriptions of six new species and discussion on their conservation

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