Goniurosaurus zhelongi
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Genus: Goniurosaurus
Name
Goniurosaurus zhelongi Wang, Jin, Li & Grismer, 2014 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Type material
Holotype.SYS r000770, adult male, collected from the Shimentai National Nature Reserve, Yingde City, Guangdong Province, China. Paratypes. Four specimens, bearing the same data as the holotype. Three adult females SYS r000551, SYS r000765–0766 and one adult male SYS r000816.
Additional specimens
Two adult males (SYS r001491, SYS r001492) and an adult female (SYS r002108). All specimens collected from the Shimentai National Nature Reserve.
Variation
Overall morphology, coloration, and scalation data of the newly discovered populations of G. zhelongi are in general agreement with the description of the holotype by Wang et al. (2014)[1]. Precloacal pores usually nine in males, 12 in an adult male (SYS r001491) and absent in female; internasal single or two. Additional variation in scale counts and measurements are shown in Table 7.
| Morphological character | SYS r000551 # | SYS r000765 # | SYS r000766 # | SYS r000770 * | SYS r000816 # | SYS r001491 | SYS r001492 | SYS r002108 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | Female | Female | Male | Male | Male | Male | Female |
| SVL | 91.5 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 86.0 | 88.1 | 90.8 | 87.1 | 87.9 |
| TaL | Regenerated | 79.6 | Regenerated | Regenerated | Regenerated | Regenerated | 77.8 | 80.0 |
| HL | 24.4 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 24.5 |
| HW | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 16.0 |
| SE | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| EE | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| SPL | 8/8 | 7/7 | 8/8 | 9/8 | 9/8 | 9/8 | 9/9 | 10/8 |
| IFL | 7/7 | 6/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 9/9 | 8/8 | 8/8 |
| N | 7/7 | 7/8 | 6/6 | 8/8 | 7/7 | 8/7 | 7/8 | 7/7 |
| IN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| PostIN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PM | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| GP | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| CIL | 47/48 | 47/48 | 48/45 | 52/48 | 49/51 | 47/46 | 43/42 | 52/53 |
| PO | 14/14 | 13/15 | 15/15 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 16/16 | 14/13 | 16/17 |
| GST | 10–12 | 9–11 | 11–12 | 9–12 | 10–12 | 9–11 | 10–12 | 9–11 |
| PTL | 33 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| DTR | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| MB | 108 | 105 | 109 | 108 | 109 | 99 | 105 | 103 |
| PP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| PAT | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
Diagnosis
(1) medium size, measuring 86.0–93.4 mm in SVL in adults; (2) TaL 0.85 times as long as SVL; (3) nasal scales surrounding nares 6–8; (4) internasal one or two; (5) eyelid fringe scales 42–53; (6) granular scales of the upper eyelids similar in size to those on the top of the head; (7) scales around midbody 99–109; (8) dorsal tubercle rows at midbody 23–28; (9) paravertebral tubercles between limb insertions 28–33; (10) claws sheathed by four scales, two lateral scales short and shell-shaped; (11) axillary pockets deep; (12) 9–12 precloacal pores in males and absent in females; (13) dorsal ground color of head, body, and limbs of adults brownish-black; (14) a thin, cream colored, posteriorly rounded nuchal loop; (15) four thin, cream colored, and immaculate body bands between the nuchal loop and the caudal constriction, edged in black anteriorly and posteriorly; (16) body bands without dark spots; (17) chin, throat, thorax, and ventral surfaces of body white, tinged brownish, with dark brown lateral spots; (18) iris gray-white, tinged with orange.
Distribution
Goniurosaurus zhelongi is currently only known from the Shimentai National Nature Reserve, Yingde City, Guangdong Province, China.
Taxon Treatment
- Qi, S; Grismer, L; Lyu, Z; Zhang, L; Li, P; Wang, Y; 2020: A definition of the Goniurosaurus yingdeensis group (Squamata, Eublepharidae) with the description of a new species ZooKeys, 986: 127-155. doi
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Other References
- ↑ Wang Y, Jin M, Li Y, Grismer L (2014) Description of a new species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from the Guangdong Province, China, based on molecular and morphological data.Herpetologica70(3): 309–322. https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-13-00080
