A new forest-dwelling species of the group is described from southwestern Yunnan Province, China. Phylogenetically, it was recovered as the sister species of , with a genetic distance of 9.2% in the ND2 gene. Morphologically, the new species can be separated from by the discontinuity of enlarged femoral scales and enlarged precloacal scales, the absence of femoral pores, and the difference in dorsal color pattern. In addition, although the new species and are distributed relatively close, their habitats are clearly different. inhabits karst limestone, while the new species inhabits forest. The new species is the 29 species of the group and the third forest-dwelling species of this group.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729593 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1223.137184 | DOI Listing |
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