西藏沙蜥属一新种──泽当沙蜥  

A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS Phrynocephalus── Phrynocephalus zetanensis SP. NOV.

作　　者：王跃招[1] 曾晓茂[1] 方自力[1,2] 刘志君[1] 吴贯夫[1] Theodore J Papenfuss Robert Macey 

机构地区：[1]中国科学院成都生物研究所 [2]四川省环境保护科学研究所 [3]美国加州大学伯克利分校脊椎动物博物馆

出　　处：《Zoological Research》1996年第1期27-29,共3页动物学研究（英文）

基　　金：国家自然科学基金

摘　　要：根据形态特征，泽当居群与西藏沙蜥、红尾沙蜥有显著区别，为沙蜥属一新种：泽当沙蜥Ｐｈｒｙｎｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓｚｅｔａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．Ｗａｎｇ，ＺｅｎｇｅｔＷｕ鉴别特征为鼻鳞１枚；鼻间鳞４—５枚；背鳞数少于腹鳞数；雄性尾末端黑色，雌性灰白色。According to the characters of morphology of 7 populations of Phrynocephalus at 7 areas in Xizang Autonomous Region, there are significantes differences between the population in Zetang area with other 6 populations. The population in Zetang is a new species which was named as Phrynocephalus zetangensis sp. nov. Wang, Zeng et Wu. The diagnoses of the new species are one nostril; four or five scales between nostriles; the number of dorsal scales less than the number of ventral scales; black color on the terminational tail in males and grey-white color on females.

关 键 词：沙蜥属 新种 泽当沙蜥 

分 类 号：Q959.620.9[生物学—动物学]