The description of the first rock-dwelling species of butterfly lizard Leiolepis Cuvier, 1829 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand.

Autor: Wanchai P; Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand., Rujirawan A; Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Murdoch ML; Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Aksornneam A; Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Promnun P; Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92505, USA., Kaatz A; Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Gregory JJ; Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Nguyen E; Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Iderstein WV; Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Quah ESH; Geneus Genetics Co., Ltd., 37/1 Sukhumvit 101/1, Bang Chak, Phra Kanong District, Bangkok 10260, Thailand.; Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.; Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377, Singapore., Grismer LL; Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.; Geneus Genetics Co., Ltd., 37/1 Sukhumvit 101/1, Bang Chak, Phra Kanong District, Bangkok 10260, Thailand.; School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia., Grismer JL; Biodiversity Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand., Aowphol A; Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ZooKeys [Zookeys] 2024 Aug 27; Vol. 1210, pp. 299-324. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 27 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557
Abstrakt: A new species of rock-dwelling Leiolepis is described from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. Leiolepisglaurung sp. nov. can be differentiated from all other sexual species of Leiolepis by a combination of having a black gular region with a wide medial yellow stripe, a yellow ventrum with black mottling, bright red to orange subcaudal coloration, having reduced to no expandable flanks, and having only one black transverse bar on the flanks. This is the first rocky habitat-adapted Leiolepis . Leiolepisglaurung sp. nov. demonstrates numerous ecological adaptations to survive in these rocky habitats. Leiolepis are known for their expandable flanks with bright display colors, however Leiolepisglaurung sp. nov. has reduced or no ability to expand its flanks. We hypothesize this is an adaptation to reduce their body diameter to better fit into smaller rocky burrows unlike the larger and deeper burrows constructed in looser soils by other Leiolepis species. This discovery increases the number of Leiolepis species in Thailand to six, and worldwide to 11.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Pratyaporn Wanchai, Attapol Rujirawan, Matthew L. Murdoch, Akrachai Aksornneam, Pattarapon Promnun, Amanda Kaatz, Jeren J. Gregory, Eddie Nguyen, William Van Iderstein, Evan S. H. Quah, L. Lee Grismer, Jesse L. Grismer, Anchalee Aowphol.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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