来自中国西藏自治区东南部的一种新的隐存变色树蜥物种（爬行纲：有鳞目：鬣蜥科）

A New Cryptic Species of Calotes (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) from Southeastern Xizang Autonomous Region, China.

作者信息

Wang Kai, Shu F U, Li Ling, Dong Wen-Jie, Mu Hao-Nan, Su Ming, Zhu Wen-Bo, Zhang Meng-Fei, Guo Ke-Ji, Che Jing

机构信息

Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution and Animal Models; and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Conservation of Gaoligong Mountain; Kunming Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming 650223; China; Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yezin; Nay Pyi Taw 05282; Myanmar.

Central South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration; Changsha 410014; China.

出版信息

Zootaxa. 2025 Mar 20;5609(2):275-285. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5609.2.8.

DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5609.2.8

PMID:40174150

Abstract

Based on both morphological and genetic data, we describe a new cryptic species of Calotes from southeastern Xizang Autonomous Region, China. The new species was confused with C. paulus, and it is morphologically most similar to members of the C. paulus complex (namely C. paulus, C. sinyik, and C. zolaiking), but the new species shows considerable genetic divergence from closely resembled congeners and can be diagnosed morphologically by having more vertebral crest scales, more scale rows at mid body, and more caudal vertebrae. With the description of the new species, we also remove C. paulus from the reptile fauna of China.

摘要

基于形态学和遗传学数据，我们描述了一种来自中国西藏自治区东南部的新隐存物种——变色树蜥。该新物种曾被误认为是保罗变色树蜥，其形态与保罗变色树蜥复合种（即保罗变色树蜥、细鳞变色树蜥和察隅变色树蜥）的成员最为相似，但新物种与相似近缘种表现出显著的遗传差异，并且在形态上可通过具有更多的椎嵴鳞片、身体中部更多的鳞片行以及更多的尾椎来鉴别。随着新物种的描述，我们也将保罗变色树蜥从中国爬行动物区系中移除。