A new species of the genus Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from southern Vietnam

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Contributors

  • Timo Hartmann - , Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (Author)
  • Peter Geissler - , Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (Author)
  • Nikolay A. Poyarkov - , Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Academy of Sciences (Author)
  • Flora Ihlow - , Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (Author)
  • Eduard A. Galoyan - , Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Author)
  • Dennis Rödder - , Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (Author)
  • Wolfgang Böhme - , Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (Author)

Abstract

We describe a new species of the agamid genus Calotes Cuvier, 1817 from southern Vietnam, which is most similar to Calotes mystaceus Duméril & Bibron, 1837, but can be distinguished from the latter and its other congeners by genetic and morphological differences. We discuss the current distribution of the new species and its sister species C. mystaceus in Mainland Southeast Asia.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)246-260
Number of pages15
JournalZootaxa
Volume3599
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 24613873

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Keywords

  • Agamidae, Calotes mystaceus, Calotes sp nov, COI, Multivariate morphometric analysis, Squamata, Taxonomy, Vietnam