Wanchai Pratyaporn, Rujirawan Attapol, Murdoch Matthew L, Aksornneam Akrachai, Promnun Pattarapon, Kaatz Amanda, Gregory Jeren J, Nguyen Eddie, Iderstein William Van, Quah Evan S H, Grismer L Lee, Grismer Jesse L, Aowphol Anchalee
Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand.
Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Zookeys. 2024 Aug 27;1210:299-324. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557. eCollection 2024.
A new species of rock-dwelling is described from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. can be differentiated from all other sexual species of by a combination of having a black gular region with a wide medial yellow stripe, a yellow ventrum with black mottling, bright red to orange subcaudal coloration, having reduced to no expandable flanks, and having only one black transverse bar on the flanks. This is the first rocky habitat-adapted . demonstrates numerous ecological adaptations to survive in these rocky habitats. are known for their expandable flanks with bright display colors, however has reduced or no ability to expand its flanks. We hypothesize this is an adaptation to reduce their body diameter to better fit into smaller rocky burrows unlike the larger and deeper burrows constructed in looser soils by other species. This discovery increases the number of species in Thailand to six, and worldwide to 11.
一种新的栖息于岩石的物种在泰国东北部的呵叻高原被描述。它可以通过以下特征组合与所有其他有性物种区分开来：喉部区域为黑色，中间有一条宽的黄色条纹；腹部为黄色，有黑色斑点；尾下颜色为亮红色至橙色；侧翼缩小或没有可扩展的侧翼；侧翼上只有一条黑色横纹。这是首个适应岩石栖息地的（物种名称未给出，无法准确翻译，暂用“该物种”代替）。该物种展示出许多在这些岩石栖息地生存的生态适应性。（其他物种）以其带有鲜艳展示颜色的可扩展侧翼而闻名，然而该物种侧翼扩展能力减弱或没有。我们推测，这是一种适应方式，可减小其身体直径，以便更好地适应较小的岩石洞穴，这与其他（物种名称未给出，无法准确翻译，暂用“物种”代替）物种在较松散土壤中建造的更大更深的洞穴不同。这一发现使泰国的（物种名称未给出，无法准确翻译，暂用“该物种”代替）物种数量增加到六个，全球增加到十一个。
