A New Species of Pseudocophotis (Agamidae: Acrodonta: Lacertilia: Reptilia) from Central Vietnam

Natalia B. Ananjeva, Nikolai L. Orlov, Truong Quang Nguyen, Roman A. Nazarov

Abstract


A new agamid lizard, Pseudocophotis sp. nov. from central mountain region of Vietnam (Kon Tum Province) if described. The new species strongly differs from another agamid species of Eastern Himalaya-China-Indochina region by combination of pholidosis, morphometric characters and coloration.

Keywords


arboreal Agamidae; Draconinae; Pseudocophotis; Pseudocalotes; Japalura; central Vietnam; a new species

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2007-14-2-153-160

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