In:
Zootaxa, Magnolia Press, Vol. 1988, No. 1 ( 2009-01-27), p. 61-68
Kurzfassung:
A new viviparous species of Phrynocephalus from Guinan, Qinghai, China, is described. Phrynocephalus guinanensis sp. nov., differs from all congeners in the following combination of characters: body large and relatively robust; dorsal ground color of head, neck, trunk, limbs and tail brown with weak light brown mottling; lateral ground color of head, neck, trunk and tail light black with weak white-gray mottling in adult males, and green with weak white-gray mottling in adult females; ventral ground color of tail white-gray to black in the distal part of the tail in adult males, and totally white-gray in adult females; ventral surfaces of hind-limbs white-gray; ventral surfaces of fore-limbs brick-red in adult males, and white-gray in adult females; ventral ground color of trunk and head black in the center but, in the periphery, brick-red in adult males and white-gray in adult females. Phrynocephalus guinanensis sp. nov. typically uses desert habitats, whereas P. vlangalii, a species closely related to the new form, uses a variety of arid and semi-arid habitats. It is the nineteenth species of Phrynocephalus recorded from China.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1175-5334
,
1175-5326
DOI:
10.11646/zootaxa.1988.1
DOI:
10.11646/zootaxa.1988.1.5
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Magnolia Press
Publikationsdatum:
2009
SSG:
12
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