. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. 64 Current Herpetol 22(2) 2003. Fig. 2. Male paratype (A. KUZ R3294) and female paratype (B. KUZ R4515) of Japalura polygonata donan subsp. nov. Ota; KUZ R1382, 1420, two adult females collected at Kubura, Yonagunijima Island, on 27 July 1983 by H. Ota; KUZ R2000-2003, 2164, 2876, 3261-3263, 3265, 3269, 3270, 3281-3283, 3289, 3291-3294, 3982, 4515, 4517, 4518, 22 adult males, two adult females, and three juveniles collected at Mt. Urabudake on 15 July 1984 by H. Ota; KUZ R28117, 28118, two adult females collected at Kubura on 25 June 1993 by H. Ota
. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. 64 Current Herpetol 22(2) 2003. Fig. 2. Male paratype (A. KUZ R3294) and female paratype (B. KUZ R4515) of Japalura polygonata donan subsp. nov. Ota; KUZ R1382, 1420, two adult females collected at Kubura, Yonagunijima Island, on 27 July 1983 by H. Ota; KUZ R2000-2003, 2164, 2876, 3261-3263, 3265, 3269, 3270, 3281-3283, 3289, 3291-3294, 3982, 4515, 4517, 4518, 22 adult males, two adult females, and three juveniles collected at Mt. Urabudake on 15 July 1984 by H. Ota; KUZ R28117, 28118, two adult females collected at Kubura on 25 June 1993 by H. Ota; 56152-56156, 56158-56167, 15 adult males collected at Mt. Urabudake on 25 March 2003 by H. Ota. Diagnosis Adult females largest among the subspecies of ^ polygonata ( mm in snout-vent length [SVL] [x=]), brilliant green dor- sally. Adult males almost as large as females ( mm SVL [x=]), with a series of large white spots against dark grayish tan on the lateral surface of body. Middorsal scales 30-44 (x=), fewer than those in other subspecies, but with some range overlaps (34-47 [x=] in J. p. polygonata; 35-53 [x=] in / p. ishigakiensis, and 37-48. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nihon Hachu Ryoseirui Gakkai. Kyoto : The Herpetological Society of Japan
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