taxonID	type	description	language	source
E91FF519A3215C75BB09D91363B15624.taxon	description	Figs 3, 4, 5	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
E91FF519A3215C75BB09D91363B15624.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to Liming Township, where the new species was discovered.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
E91FF519A3215C75BB09D91363B15624.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Diploderma limingense sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body size medium, SVL 55.6 - 56.8 mm in males; (2) tail relatively long, TAL / SVL 1.92 - 2.09 in males; (3) head moderately wide, HW / HL 0.71 - 0.74 in males; (4) limbs relatively long, FLL / SVL 0.47 - 0.52 in males, HLL / SVL 0.74 - 0.82 in males; (5) MD 45 - 48; (6) F 4 S 15 - 16, T 4 S 21 - 22; (7) tympanum concealed; (8) nuchal and dorsal crest scales feebly developed, no skin folds under nuchal and dorsal crest scales in males; (9) distinct transverse gular fold present; (10) ventral head and body scales strongly keeled; (11) ventral head scales heterogeneous in size; (12) gular spot present in males, yellowish-white in life; (13) dorsolateral stripes jagged in males, light yellow in life; (14) ventral surfaces of body, limbs and tail light brick red in males in life; (15) five radial stripes around the eye on each side; (16) inner lips bright yellow, tongue light orange, remaining oral cavity mostly light flesh colour in life.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
E91FF519A3215C75BB09D91363B15624.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male, SVL 56.2 mm; tail relatively long, TAL 117.5 mm, TAL / SVL 2.09; limbs relatively long, FLL 26.5 mm on left side, FLL / SVL 0.47, HLL 41.8 mm on left side, HLL / SVL 0.74. Head relatively robust, HW / HL 0.74, HD / HW 0.85; snout moderately long, SEL / HL 0.36. Rostral elongated, bordered by five small postrostral scales; dorsal head scales heterogeneous, all strongly keeled; indistinct Y-shaped ridge on dorsal snout. Nasal oval, separated from first supralabial by single row of scales; loreals small, keeled; suborbital scale rows 4 / 3, keeled; canthus rostralis elongated, greatly overlapping with each other; enlarged, keeled scales forming single lateral ridge from posteroinferior eye to posterosuperior tympanum on each side; tympanum concealed under scales; SL 8 / 8, feebly keeled. Mental pentagonal; IL 9 / 9; enlarged chin shields 4 / 5, smooth, first one contacting IL on each side, remaining ones separated from IL by two rows of small scales; ventral head scales homogeneous in size, smooth or weakly keeled; distinct transverse gular fold present; gular pouch weakly developed. Distinct shoulder fold present; dorsal body scales heterogeneous in size and shape, all keeled, tip pointing backwards; axillary scales much smaller than remaining dorsals; enlarged dorsal scales roughly forming four longitudinal rows from neck to pelvis on each side of body. Nuchal and dorsal crests continuous, scales of nuchal and dorsal crests approximately same in size and shape; no skin fold under nuchal and dorsal crests; MD 45. Dorsal limb scales strongly keeled, homogeneous on fore-limbs and heterogeneous on hind limbs; F 4 S 15 / 16, T 4 S 22 / 22. Ventral body scales approximately parallel, almost homogeneous, all strongly keeled, VN 63. Ventral limb scales parallel, small on fore-limbs and larger on hind limbs, all strongly keeled. Tail scales all strongly keeled, ventral tail scales larger than dorsal tail scales.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
E91FF519A3215C75BB09D91363B15624.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is known only from the type locality, Liming Township, Yulong County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China (Fig. 1).	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
3F48C82203345F99B5A682F489182255.taxon	description	Figs 6, 7, 8	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
3F48C82203345F99B5A682F489182255.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Shuoqu River, by which the new species was discovered.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
3F48C82203345F99B5A682F489182255.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Diploderma shuoquense sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body size small, SVL 48.2 - 52.3 mm in males; (2) tail moderately long, TAL / SVL 1.87 - 1.97 in males; (3) limbs moderately long, FLL / SVL 0.45 - 0.49 in males, HLL / SVL 0.69 - 0.74 in males; (4) head moderately wide, HW / HL 0.72 - 0.74 in males; (5) MD 34 - 40; (6) F 4 S 13 - 16, T 4 S 19 - 21; (7) tympanum concealed; (8) nuchal and dorsal crest scales feebly developed, not distinctively erected or raised on skin folds in males; (9) distinct transverse gular fold present; (10) ventral head scales smooth or weakly keeled and ventral body scales strongly keeled; (11) ventral head scales homogeneous in size; (12) no distinct gular spot in males; (13) dorsolateral stripes jagged in males, yellowish-white or greyish-white in life; (14) 8 - 10 radial stripes around the eye on each side; (15) oral cavity, inner lips and tongue pink in life.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
3F48C82203345F99B5A682F489182255.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male, SVL 52.3 mm; tail moderately long, TAL 98.3 mm, TAL / SVL 1.88; limbs moderately long, FLL 23.4 mm on left side, FLL / SVL 0.45, HLL 36.6 mm on left side, HLL / SVL 0.70. Head relatively robust, HW / HL 0.74, HD / HW 0.82; snout relatively short, SEL / HL 0.34. Rostral rectangular, bordered by six small postrostral scales; dorsal head scales heterogeneous, all strongly keeled; indistinct Y-shaped ridge on dorsal snout. Nasal oval, separated from first supralabial by single row of scales; loreals small, keeled; suborbital scale rows 3 / 4, keeled; canthus rostralis elongated, greatly overlapping with each other; enlarged, keeled scales forming single lateral ridge from posteroinferior eye to posterosuperior tympanum on each side; tympanum concealed under scales; SL 10 / 10, feebly keeled. Mental pentagonal; IL 9 / 9; enlarged chin shields 6 / 5, smooth, first one contacting IL on left side and first two contacting IL on right side, remaining ones separated from IL by one or two rows of small scales; ventral head scales homogeneous in size, smooth or weakly keeled; distinct transverse gular fold present; gular pouch weakly developed. Distinct shoulder fold present; dorsal body scales heterogeneous in size and shape, all keeled, tip pointing backwards; axillary scales much smaller than remaining dorsals; enlarged dorsal scales roughly forming four or five longitudinal rows from neck to pelvis on each side of body. Nuchal and dorsal crests feebly developed, slightly raised compared to dorsals, not erect; no skin fold under nuchal and dorsal crests; MD 40. Dorsal limb scales strongly keeled, homogeneous; F 4 S 15 / 16, T 4 S 21 / 20. Ventral body scales approximately parallel, almost homogeneous, all strongly keeled, VN 61. Ventral limb scales parallel, almost homogeneous, approximately equal in size to ventrals, all strongly keeled. Tail scales all strongly keeled, ventral tail scales slightly larger than dorsal tail scales.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
3F48C82203345F99B5A682F489182255.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is known only from the type locality, Qingde Town, Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (Fig. 1).	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
4056C64FE94253E899138EFFB14942E1.taxon	description	Figs 9, 10, 11	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
4056C64FE94253E899138EFFB14942E1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to Yongsheng County, where the new species was discovered.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
4056C64FE94253E899138EFFB14942E1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Diploderma yongshengense sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body size moderate, SVL 56.5 - 58.5 mm in males; (2) tail long, TAL / SVL 2.02 - 2.20 in males; (3) limbs relatively long, FLL / SVL 0.48 - 0.51 in males, HLL / SVL 0.79 - 0.87 in males; (4) head moderately wide, HW / HL 0.66 - 0.75 in males; (5) MD 38 - 41; (6) F 4 S 16 - 19, T 4 S 22 - 25; (7) tympanum concealed; (8) nuchal and dorsal crests moderately developed on weak skin folds in males; (9) distinct transverse gular fold present; (10) ventral scales of head and body strongly keeled; (11) ventral head scales heterogeneous in size; (12) gular spot present in males, blue or green in life; (13) dorsolateral stripes jagged in males, light yellow in life; (14) radial stripes around the eyes indistinct; (15) oral cavity, inner lips and tongue light flesh colour in life.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
4056C64FE94253E899138EFFB14942E1.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male, SVL 58.5 mm; tail long, TAL 128.7 mm, TAL / SVL 2.20; limbs relatively long, FLL 27.9 mm on left side, FLL / SVL 0.48, HLL 46.5 mm on left, HLL / SVL 0.79. Head relatively robust, HW / HL 0.75, HD / HW 0.87; snout moderately long, SEL / HL 0.37. Rostral elongated, bordered by five small postrostral scales; dorsal head scales heterogeneous, all strongly keeled; distinct Y-shaped ridge on dorsal snout. Nasal oval, separated from first supralabial by single row of scales; loreals small, keeled; suborbital scale rows 4 / 4, keeled; canthus rostralis elongated, greatly overlapping with each other; enlarged, keeled scales forming single lateral ridge from posteroinferior eye to posterosuperior tympanum on each side; tympanum concealed under scales; SL 9 / 9, feebly keeled. Mental pentagonal; IL 11 / 10; enlarged chin shields 5 / 5, smooth, first one contacting IL on each side, remaining ones separated from IL by two rows of small scales; ventral head scales heterogeneous in size with the ones on the centre of gular pouch largest, all strongly keeled; distinct transverse gular fold present; gular pouch well developed. Distinct shoulder fold present; dorsal body scales heterogeneous in size and shape, all keeled, tip pointing backwards; axillary scales much smaller than remaining dorsals; enlarged dorsal scales irregularly scattered on lateral surface of body. Nuchal crest scales approximately same in size and shape as dorsal crest scales; moderately developed skin fold under nuchal crest and feeble skin fold under dorsal crest; MD 38. Dorsal limb scales strongly keeled, mostly homogeneous, except a few enlarged, conical scales on postaxial thighs; F 4 S 17 / 16, T 4 S 23 / 23. Ventral body scales approximately parallel, almost homogeneous, all strongly keeled, VN 59. Ventral limb scales parallel, almost homogeneous, approximately equal in size to ventrals, all strongly keeled. Tail scales all strongly keeled, ventral tail scales larger than dorsal tail scales.	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
4056C64FE94253E899138EFFB14942E1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is presently known from Yongsheng and Ninglang counties, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China, it probably occurs in adjacent Muli County, Sichuan Province, China (Fig. 1).	en	Liu, Shuo, Hou, Mian, Rao, Dingqi, Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2022): Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western China. ZooKeys 1131: 1-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.86644
