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Lepidodactylus aureolineatus TAYLOR, 1915

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Golden Scaly-toed Gecko 
SynonymLepidodactylus aureolineatus TAYLOR 1915: 97
Lepidodactylus aureolineatus — KLUGE 1993
Lepidodactylus aureolineatus — RÖSLER 2000: 90 
DistributionPhilippines (Agusan Province, Mindanao, Bohol, Cebu, Sulawesi, Siargao, Camiguin Sur)

Type locality: Bunauan, Agusan Province, Mindanao.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: lost, originally BSMP (Bureau of Science, Manila) 1775. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: “Preanal and femoral pores arranged in a continuous angular series, 19 on each side; a narrow, brilliant golden line from tip of snout through eye to some distance behind eye; tail subcylindrical, with a sharp lateral edge, somewhat flattened on ventral surface.” (Taylor 1915: 97) Description of type. “Rostral entering the nostril; 2 conjoined supranasals bordering the nostril above; a large postnasal; a large irregular internasal separated from the supranasals by a row of small scales; scales behind the postnasal much enlarged; mental very small; 11 upper and 10 lower labials; chin shields numerous, roundish, and subequal in size; no median groove in the forehead; tail subcylindrical, flattened below, serrated on the edge, tapering gradually.” (Taylor 1915: 97)


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CommentSynonymy: Listed as a synonym of L. lugubris by SMITH 1935 and WERMUTH 1965. 
References
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