Revision of the Diploderma fasciatum (Mertens, 1926) Complex (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae)

Wang, Kai; Qi, Shuo; Wang, Jian; Köhler, Günther; Lu, Chen-Qi; Lyu, Zhi-Tong; Wang, Ying-Yong; Che, Jing

doi:10.1643/h2021123

Cited by 4 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…We compared morphological characters of the new species with other members of the genus relying on examined specimens and original species descriptions ( Hallowell 1861 ; Günther 1864 ; Anderson 1878 ; Boulenger 1906 , 1918 ; Barbour and Dunn 1919 ; Stejneger 1924 ; Mertens 1926 ; Smith 1935 ; Gressitt 1936 ; Bourret 1937 ; Song 1987 ; Ota 1989 ; Ota et al 1998 ; Li et al 2001 ; Gao and Hou 2002 ; Manthey et al 2012 ; Wang et al 2015 , 2016 , 2019b , d , 2021a , b , 2022a ; Ananjeva et al 2017 ; Rao et al 2017 ; Liu et al 2020 , 2022 ; Cai et al 2022 ), and the additional data from Wu et al (2005) , Manthey (2008) , and Wang et al (2017 , 2018 , 2019b , c , 2021a , 2022b ).…”

Section: Materials and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Specimens were measured using a digital caliper to the nearest 0.1 mm. Measurements were taken on the left side (unless the left side was damaged, then the right side was used), values for paired pholidosis characteristics were recorded on both sides and were provided in left/right order (following Liu et al 2020 , 2022 ; Wang et al 2022a , b ). The following morphometric characteristics were measured and counted following Liu et al (2022) and Wang et al (2022a) :…”

Section: Materials and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Currently the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 comprises 42 recognized species ( Cai et al 2022 ; Liu et al 2022 ; Wang et al 2022b ) which are mainly distributed in the hot-dry river valleys of the Hengduan Mountain Region of southwestern China, and more than half of them were described in the past decade ( Wang et al 2021a , 2022a ; Cai et al 2022 ; Liu et al 2022 ; Uetz et al 2022 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China

Liu¹,

Hou²,

Ananjeva³

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Four new species of Diploderma are described from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, southwestern China, based on an integrative taxonomic approach, combining morphological and genetic data. The first new species from Danba County, Sichuan Province, is morphologically most similar and phylogenetically closely related to D. flaviceps, but it can be diagnosed from the latter by having a relatively much shorter tail and by a genetic distance of 4.4% in the ND2 gene; the second new species from Muli County, Sichuan Province, is phylogenetically closely related to D. daochengense, D. yongshengense, and D. yulongense, but it can be diagnosed from the latter three species by having a pale yellow gular spot and by genetic distances of 5.6–6.7% in the ND2 gene; the third new species from Jiulong County, Sichuan Province, is morphologically most similar and phylogenetically closely related to D. angustelinea, but it can be diagnosed from the latter by having a relatively much longer tail and by a genetic distance of 2.8% in the ND2 gene; and the last new species from Weixi County, Yunnan Province, is phylogenetically closely related to D. aorun, but it can be diagnosed from the latter by having a pale yellow gular spot and by a genetic distance of 2.9% in the ND2 gene. Our work brings the number of species within the genus Diploderma to 46.

show abstract

Section: Materials and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Materials and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China

Liu¹,

Hou²,

Ananjeva³

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 is a genus that has seen a rapid increase in the number of species recently, that making it the most speciose genus of lizards in China [1][2][3][4][5]. Previous taxonomic studies of the genus have focused largely on the D. flaviceps complex [2,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and the D. fasciatum complex [16], whereas far less attention has been given to the D. splendidum complex.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A New Species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae) from Northeastern Yunnan Province, China

Liu,

Hou,

Rao

2024

Taxonomy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 from Qiaojia County, Zhaotong City, northeastern Yunnan Province, China, is described. Phylogenetically, the new species is placed within the D. splendidum complex and has genetic distances of 7.3% and 7.5% from D. splendidum (Barbour & Dunn, 1919) sensu stricto and D. daduense Cai, Liu & Chang, 2024, respectively, based on the ND2 gene sequences. Morphologically, the new species closely resembles D. splendidum sensu stricto and D. daduense, however, it can be distinguished from D. splendidum sensu stricto by having a larger body size in males and relatively shorter limbs, and can be differentiated from D. daduense by having a relatively narrower head in males and relatively shorter forelimbs in males. In addition, the new species differs from D. splendidum sensu stricto and D. daduense by having different colorations, especially in the absence of transverse stripes on the dorsal head. This study further revealed that D. splendidum sensu lato is a complex containing multiple species and that more research is needed to clarify the taxonomy of the complex.

show abstract

Extended Descriptions and Revised Diagnoses of Three Recently Described, Little-Known Mountain Dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) from the Yalong River Valley in Southwest China

DONG,

LI,

XUN

et al. 2024

Zootaxa

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Mountain Dragons of the genus Diploderma has experienced rapid taxonomic change in the recent years. The fast rate of taxonomic changes often leads to insufficient data for newly described species on their morphological variation, especially regarding sexual dimorphism, as well as the missing information on their natural history and conservation status. Limited time for taxonomic works may also result in misidentification of “new species”. Among these recently described species, two taxa from the Yalong River Valley in Southwest China, namely D. panchi Wang, Zheng, Xie, Che, Siler, 2021 and D. panlong Wang, Che, Siler, 2021, are only known from specimens of a single sex; and D. bowoense Wang, Gao, Wu, Siler, Che, 2022 is known from a very limited number of specimens only. As extreme sexual dimorphism and dichromatism are evident in the genus, and since many other new species have been described ever since and only compared to the available materials at the time, it is crucial to fill the gap of knowledge and revise the diagnoses of D. panchi, D. panlong, and D. bowoense based on more specimens of both sexes accordingly. We provide expanded descriptions of D. panchi, D. panlong and D. bowoense based on newly collected topotypic specimens, and fill the gaps of the sexual dimorphism of D. panchi and D. panlong. In addition, we discussed the validity of a more recently described species, D. kangdingense, with regards to D. bowoense. Finally, we reemphasized the importance of stabilizing Chinese common names of Diploderma and provide Chinese common names for the recently described species.

show abstract

Revision of the Diploderma fasciatum (Mertens, 1926) Complex (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae)

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China

Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China

A New Species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae) from Northeastern Yunnan Province, China

Extended Descriptions and Revised Diagnoses of Three Recently Described, Little-Known Mountain Dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) from the Yalong River Valley in Southwest China

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Revision of the Diploderma fasciatum (Mertens, 1926) Complex (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae)

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

﻿Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China

﻿Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China

A New Species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae) from Northeastern Yunnan Province, China

Extended Descriptions and Revised Diagnoses of Three Recently Described, Little-Known Mountain Dragons (Reptilia: Agamidae: Diploderma) from the Yalong River Valley in Southwest China

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China

Four new species of the genus Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from China