Gekko iskandari (BROWN, SUPRIATNA & OTA, 2000)
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Gekko iskandari
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Luperosaurus iskandari BROWN, SUPRIATNA & OTA 2000 Luperosaurus iskandari — KOCH 2012 Gekko iskandari — BROWN et al. 2012 (preliminary) Gekko (Sundagekko) iskandari — WOOD et al. 2019 Gekko (Lomatodactylus) iskandari — WOOD et al. 2020 Luperosaurus iskandari — LINDKEN et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Sulawesi = Celebes) Type locality: At 85 m elevation at the base of Mt. Tompotika, approx. 4 km E of Dusun Satu (Region 1), Kampung/Desa (Village) Siuna, Kecamatan (Kingdom), Pagimana, Kabupaten (Regency) Banggai, Propinsi Sulawesi Tengah (Centra Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi Island, Indonesia (0°44.5’S, 123°01.1’E). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MZB Lace. 2114, adult female |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Luperosaurus iskandari differs from L. browni and L. brooksi by (1) the shape of the auricular opening, (2) a greater number of supra- and infralabials, (3) fewer enlarged scales in the preanofemoral pore-bearing series, (4) more extensive cutaneous pre- and postbrachial expansions, (5) presence of denticulate tail lobes, (6) absence of laterally enlarged, spinose, and caudally angled tail tubercles, and (7) the presence of paired dark brown temporal blotches (Fig. 2). Luperosaurus iskandari further differs from L. brooksi by the presence of subrictal tubercles (Fig. 3A). Luperosaurus iskandari differs from L. cumingi by (1) the shape of the auricular opening, (2) a larger head length/ width ratio, (3) an elongate (vs robust) body shape, (4) flat, imbricate ventrals (vs ventrals granular and nonimbricate), (5) fewer enlarged scales in the preanofemoral pore-bearing series, (6) presence of denticulate tail lobes, (7) absence of laterally enlarged tail tubercles, and (8) presence of subrictal tubercles. Luperosaurus iskandari differs from L. yasumai, L. joloensis, L. macgregori, and L. palawanensis by (1) a much larger body size, (2) the shape of the auricular opening, (3) a larger head length/width ratio, (4) an elongate (vs robust) body shape, (5) a greater number of supralabials and (except L. macgregorn) infralabials, (6) a greater number of toe IV scansors, (7) presence of subrictal tubercles, (8) absence of lateral tail tubercles, (9) absence of strongly convex or spinose lateral body tubercles, and (10) presence of paired dark brown temporal blotches. The new species further differs from L. yasumai, L. macgregori, and L. palawanensis by more extensive pre- and postbrachial cutaneous expansions (narrow folds in these three species) and further differs from L. joloensis, L. macgregori, and L. palawanensis by the presence of denticulate tail lobes. Luperosaurus iskandari further differs from L. yasumai by the presence of preanofemoral pores in females, a much narrower tail width (5.2 vs 10.4 mm), more pointed (vs rounded) denticulate tail lobes, and a greater separation between the lobes (vs basal lobe fusion along lateral margins of the tail; compare Fig. 4 and Ota et al., 1996, fig. 2). Luperosaurus iskandari further differs from L. macgregori by the presence of flat, imbricate ventrals (vs ventrals small and granular), and further differs from L. macgregori and L. palawanensis by more extensive interdigital webbing. (Brown et al. 2000) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 13913 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Phylogeny: Luperosaurus iskandari is nested within Gekko (BROWN et al. 2012), and hence may have to be renamed. Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
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