Mediodactylus brachykolon (KRYSKO, REHMAN & AUFFENBERG, 2007)
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Mediodactylus brachykolon
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Short-limbed bend-toed gecko |
| Synonym | Cyrtopodion brachykolon KRYSKO, REHMAN & AUFFENBERG 2007: 104 Altigekko brachykolon — KHAN 2008 Mediodactylus brachikolon [sic] — NAZAROV et al. 2011 |
| Distribution | Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province) Type locality: 3 km W Marghazar, Swat District, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan (34° 37’ N, 72°20’ E), 1700 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: UF 81322, female; paratypes: UF |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=12). Cyrtopodion brachykolon is distinguished by its distinctly short limbs, stout body and large head; two postnasal scales (three in C. walli), 10 indistinct longitudinal rows of enlarged dorsal tubercles surrounded by rosettes of 7–9 small granular scales (10–12 distinct rows of enlarged dorsal tubercles each surrounded by 8–12 scales in C. walli); 137–158 ventral scales from first pair of postmentals to cloaca (143–182 in C. walli); 17–19 subdigital lamellae on fourth finger, 9–11 on first toe, and 19–21 on fourth toe (16–22, 11–14, and 22–28, respectively, in C. walli). Cyrtopodion brachykolon is superficially similar to C. stoliczkai and C. baturensis in its dorso-lateral caudal tubercles, but the later two species have distinctly segmented tails which are also laterally expanded or lobed. Additionally, the new species can be separated from Alsophylax tokobajvi, which has 91–109 ventral scales between the first pair of postmentals and cloaca, 20–27 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe, and straight to slightly bent digits (see Szczerbak and Golubev, 1986, 1996). (Krysko et al. 2007) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | The Greek “brachy” (short) and Greek kolon (limb) (neuter) is used to form the composite noun brachykolon (short limb), which is applied in apposition to the generic name. |
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