A new species of the genus Acanthosaura (Squamata, Agamidae) from Yunnan, China, with comments on its conservation status

By

Liu, Shuo
Hou, Mian
Mo, Mingzhong
Rao, Dingqi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

959

Pages

113--135

Subjects

Endangered , Honghe , lizard , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.959.54601

 

Abstract

A new species ofAcanthosaurafrom Yunnan, China, is described based on morphological and genetic data. The new species can be separated from all other species of the genus by having a different shape of the black eye patch, a different coloration of the postorbital and occipital spines and nuchal crest, and a different color of the gular pouch. Genetically, uncorrected sequence divergences of COI between the new species and investigated congeners ranged from 16.12% to 24.11%. The conservation status of the new species is also discussed.