Phyllodactylus apricus DIXON, 1966

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Higher Taxa	Phyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Las Animas Island Gecko
Synonym	Phyllodactylus apricus DIXON 1966: 450 Phyllodactylus apricus — KLUGE 1993 Phyllodactylus apricus — LINER 1994 Phyllodactylus apricus — LINER 2008 Phyllodactylus apricus — RAMIREZ-REYES et al. 2020
Distribution	Mexico (Isla Las Animas) Type locality: Isla Las Animas, Baja California.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SDNHM = SDSNH 44623, adult male; paratype SDNHM = SDSNH
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS (apricus). Average snout-vent length of 48.7 mm, differing from P. xanti of Isla San Jose, having a significantly higher number of ventral scales, dorsal tubercle rows, paravertebral tubercles, and lower number of interorbitals, snout scales, and scales bordering the postmentals: from P. bugastrolepis in having a higher number of ventral scales and lower number of snout scales, interorbitals, dorsal tubercle rows, paravertebral tubercles, and scales bordering the post-mentals (Dixon 1966: 450).
Comment	Subspecies and synonyms: P. apricus has been considered as a synonym of P. xantiby some previous authors but was resurrected by RAMÍREZ-REYES et al. 2020. Distribution: See map in RAMÍREZ-REYES et al. 2021: Fig. 1.
Etymology	Named after John Xantus a.k.a Louis de Vesey (1825-1894), Hungarian-born naturalist who arrived in the US in 1850 and then had various jobs.
References	Dixon, James R. 1966. Speciation and systematics of the gekkonid lizard genus Phyllodactylus of the islands of the Gulf of California. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 33 (13): 415-452 - get paper here Kluge A G 1993. Gekkonoid Lizard Taxonomy. International Gecko Society, San Diego, 245 pp. Liner, E.A. 1994. Scientific and common names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish. Herpetological Circular 23: 1-113 Liner, Ernest A., and Gustavo Casas-Andreu. 2008. Standard Spanish, English and Scientific Names of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico. Herpetological Circular 38: 167 p. Ramírez-Reyes, T., Blair, C., Flores-Villela, O., Piñero, D., Lathrop, A., Murphy, R. 2020. Phylogenomics and molecular species delimitation reveals great cryptic diversity of leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylidae: Phyllodactylus), ancient origins, and diversification in Mexico. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2020), doi: - get paper here
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