Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi (LOVERIDGE, 1947)
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Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Button-scaled Gecko, Fitzsimons’ Thick-toed gecko |
| Synonym | Pachydactylus laevigatus tesselatus FITZSIMONS 1938: 172 Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi LOVERIDGE 1947: 400 (nom. nov.) Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi — WERMUTH 1965: 119 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi — BENYR 1995: 50 Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi — BAUER et al. 1995 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi — BRANCH 1998: 255 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi —BAUER et al. 2000 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi — RÖSLER 2000: 98 Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi — BAUER & LAMB 2005 Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi — MARQUES et al. 2018 Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi — HEINZ et al. 2021: 180 Condrodactylus fitzsimonsi — LOBÓN-ROVIRA et al. 2022 (in error) |
| Distribution | SW Africa, Angola,Namibia (Kunene Region, Khorixas District). Type locality: Kamanyab [= Kamanjab], Namibia. laevigatus tesselatus: Type locality: Kamanjab (Namibia). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 17202, adult, (collector V. F. M. FitzSimons). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderate-sized Chondrodactylus (SVL to 89.3 mm SVL; CAS 176273; Bauer et al., 1993) bearing prominent subdigital lamellae. Body robust, somewhat depressed; head large, triangular, very broad across adductor musculature and angle of jaws (approximately as broad as long), snout moderately elongate, rounded (Fig. 5C), canthus rostralis relatively prominent, interorbital region weakly concave. Crown of head wide, flat; parietal table rectangular. Chin and gular scales enlarged, juxtaposed, either rounded or polygonal, a row of 5 chin scales approximately twice the width of a paravertebral dorsal tubercle (Fig. 7C). Dorsal head scales large, flattened (chiefly in midline) weakly domed (laterally), never keeled, larger on loreal region than on crown, largest above ears and across occiput. Anterior margin of ear bearing 3–4 enlarged conical tubercles. No discrete rows of enlarged dorsal tubercles. Dorsal scales large, heterogeneous in size, flat, and juxtaposed, rounded to polygonal, in some cases forming a virtual pavement of juxtaposed scales; interstitial granules absent or rare in northern specimens. Dorsal scales rounded, slightly raised but flat-topped in southern populations, never bearing a keel or mucro; interstitial granules often present (Fig. 6C). Scales on thighs flattened to weakly conical, smooth, not keeled or mucronate. Tail weakly (Fig. 11C) to strongly (Fig. 11D) verticillate, each whorl at tail-base bearing six enlarged conical (dorsal) to mucronate (lateral) tubercles, less prominent than in congeners; tubercles per whorl decreasing distally (Heinz et al. 2021). 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 1103 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: See map in Heinz et al. 2021: 183 (Fig. 12). |
| Etymology | Named after Vivian F. M. Fitzsimons (1901-1975), South African herpetologist. See also Haacke 1975. |
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