A new agamid lizard from the Ranbuqu valley in Gula Township, Zayu County, eastern Xizang, in the middle Nu River drainage at 2,332 to 3,300 m. Males measure 53.1 to 63.4 mm, both sexes carry a cyan gular spot, the tympanum is concealed and the ventrals are strongly keeled. It is sister to Diploderma laeviventre. Its area of occupancy is about 16 sq km, and it has been provisionally assessed as Vulnerable. News article: https://bioengineer.org/new-lizard-species-hiding-in-a-tibetan-river-valley-described-by-scientists/

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