taxonID	type	description	language	source
9927F7C379135D3F86F5DC7B247FB931.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, the locality where the new species was found.	en	Liu, Shuo, Rao, Dingqi (2019): A new species of the genus Acanthosaura from Yunnan, China (Squamata, Agamidae). ZooKeys 888: 105-132, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491
9927F7C379135D3F86F5DC7B247FB931.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. A medium-sized (maximum SVL 115.6 mm) agamid lizard with two pairs of spines: postorbital (supraciliary) spines and spines on occiput between tympanum and nuchal crest; tympanum naked; moderately developed gular pouch; scales on flanks randomly intermixed with medium and large scales; nuchal crest present and strongly developed; diastema between the nuchal and dorsal crests present; dorsal crest slightly developed, composed of enlarged, pointed scales beginning at shoulder region and decreasing regularly in size; tail 1.56 - 1.85 times SVL; black nuchal collar present; black eye patch present; black oblique folds anterior to the fore limb insertions present. The new species can be separated from all congeners by having different numbers of subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger (19 - 21) and toe (25 - 28), and a different shape of the black eye patch, that extends from posterior margin of nostrils through orbit posteriorly and downwards beyond the posterior end of the tympanum but neither meeting the diamond shaped black nuchal collar on nape nor black oblique humeral fold.	en	Liu, Shuo, Rao, Dingqi (2019): A new species of the genus Acanthosaura from Yunnan, China (Squamata, Agamidae). ZooKeys 888: 105-132, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491
9927F7C379135D3F86F5DC7B247FB931.taxon	description	Description of the holotype. Adult male. SVL 110.8 mm. TL 205.0 mm, tail complete. Head length 31.1 mm; head moderately long (HL / SVL 28 %), somewhat narrow (HW / SVL 18 %), not tall (HD / HL 52 %), triangular in dorsal and lateral profile. Snout short (SL / HL 31 %); interorbital and frontal regions and rostrum wide, steeply sloping anteriorly. Canthus rostralis prominent, forming a large projecting ridge extending above eye, composed of 11 / 13 enlarged scales; the ridge terminates with a notch anterior to the postorbital spine. Rostral moderate in size, rectangular; nasal concave, nostrils surrounded by a circular scale. Eye relatively large (EYE / HL 22 %), orbit very large (ORBIT / HL 35 %). Prefrontal and frontal scales slightly keeled and larger than scales between supralabials; scales on occiput weakly keeled. Moderately elongate epidermal spine above posterior margin of eye, straight, surrounded by 5 / 4 enlarged scales. A notch present between the supraciliary edge and postorbital spine. Moderately elongate epidermal spine on occipital region, straight, surrounded by a rosette of 5 / 4 short spiny scales. Tympanum exposed, oblong, surrounded by small scales. Supralabials 13 / 13, rectangular, scales in center of series largest; mental squarish above, becoming triangular below, larger than first pair of INFRAL; five scales contacting the mental; infralabials 13 / 12, rectangular, scales in center of series largest; gulars sharply keeled and spinose. Dewlap extensible, gular pouch moderate. Nuchal crest composed of four very elongate, lanceolate, laterally compressed scales and one moderately elongate, lanceolate, laterally compressed scale bordered on each side by one row of enlarged, spinose scales; nuchal crest followed by a diastema at base of nape. Dorsal body crest slightly developed, extending from posterior margin of diastema onto base of tail; vertebral crest composed of enlarged, epidermal, laterally compressed, spinose scales, bordered by a single row of smaller paravertebral spinose scales; vertebral crest tapers slightly to base of tail, then fades progressively. Body slightly short, triangular in cross-section. Dorsal scales small, mixed with large scales indistinctly arranged in slanted forward and downward rows from the midline of the back, keels projecting posterior wards; scales of pectoral region and abdomen larger than dorsal scales, keeled, more or less arranged in transverse rows; keeled scales anterior to vent not enlarged. Limbs relatively long (FOREL / SVL 39 %, HINDL / SVL 56 %); dorsal and ventral scales of forelimbs keeled, spinose, about the same size. Five digits on manus; subdigital scales keeled, subdigital lamellae under fourth finger 20 / 21. Scales of hind limbs keeled and spinose; postfemoral scales small, interspersed with larger spinose scales. Five digits on pes; subdigital scales keeled, subdigital lamellae under fourth toe 26 / 27. Tail length 1.85 times SVL, tail covered with keeled spinose scales, keels on subcaudals directed posteriorly; subcaudals much longer than supracaudals; base of tail 13.1 mm wide.	en	Liu, Shuo, Rao, Dingqi (2019): A new species of the genus Acanthosaura from Yunnan, China (Squamata, Agamidae). ZooKeys 888: 105-132, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491
9927F7C379135D3F86F5DC7B247FB931.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Acanthosaura tongbiguanensis sp. nov. is only recorded in Tongbiguan Nature Reserve including Yingjiang County, Longchuan County and Ruili City, the border region with northern Myanmar in western Yunnan, China, so it probably occurs in northern Myanmar.	en	Liu, Shuo, Rao, Dingqi (2019): A new species of the genus Acanthosaura from Yunnan, China (Squamata, Agamidae). ZooKeys 888: 105-132, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.38491
