New species named after reptile experts Ross Wellington and Richard Wells
Twenty one new species and eleven new subspecies of Asian Flying Dragon Lizard (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae: Draco). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 60:1-64. Published 17 August 2022.
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DRACO (DRACO) WELLINGTONI SP. NOV. LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A281FAB4-1AA6-4F78- 9FC8-B97C818E0263 Holotype: A preserved specimen at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA, herpetology collection, specimen number CAS SUR 26333 collected from Po-o Barrio, Municipality of Lazi, Siquijor Province, Siquijor Island, The Philippines, Latitude 9.165833 N., Longitude 123.607777 E. This facility allows access to its holdings. Paratypes: 1/ Three preserved specimens at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA, herpetology collection, specimen numbers CAS SUR 26334, 26335 and 26336 all collected from Po-o Barrio, Municipality of Lazi, Siquijor Province, Siquijor Island, Philippines, Latitude 9.165833 N., Longitude 123.607777 E., 2/ Thirty preserved specimens at the Texas Natural History Collections, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA, specimen numbers 58468-70, 58513-15, 58516-38, 58854 all collected from Siquijor Island, The Philippines.
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Etymology: D. wellingtoni sp. nov. is named in honour of Cliff Ross Wellington of Ramornie, NSW, Australia in recognition of his many services to herpetology in Australia, spanning many decades including his strong stance against taxonomic vandalism and its negative impacts on wildlife conservation, both globally and locally within Australia. He has also written numerous recovery plans for governments for numerous threatened or endangered species. DRACO (DRACO) WELLSI SP. NOV. LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2E5977E8-55CA-4A6AAF5D- 6C0FF4FE8F67 Holotype: A preserved specimen at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA, herpetology collection, specimen number CAS SUR 17968 collected from 1-1.5 km west of Valencia, on the north side of the Maite River, at an elevation of about 800-900 feet in the Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island, Philippines. This facility allows access to its holdings. Paratypes: 1/ Nine preserved specimens at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA, Herpetology Collection, specimen numbers 17962, 17963, 17967, 17969, 17970, 17971, 92865, 92868, 92873 all collected from Negros Island, Philippines. 2/ 27 preserved specimens at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA, specimen numbers USNM 78158, 209380, 209381, 228314, 228315, 228316, 228317, 229588, 305936-54 all collected from Negros Island, Philippines. .... ..... Etymology: D. wellsi sp. nov. is named in honour of Richard Wells of Drake, NSW, Australia in recognition of his many services to herpetology in Australia, spanning many decades including as a past president of the Australian Herpetological Society, based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Hard copies at http://www.herp.net
