Ailuronyx seychellensis (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1836)
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: English common name not available G: Bronzegecko |
Synonym | Platydactylus seychellensis DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1836: 310 Thecodactylus (Ailuronyx) seychellensis FITZINGER 1843 (ex errore) Teconyx sechellensis — GRAY 1845: 159 Aeluronix seychellensis — AGASSIZ 1846: 9 Ailuronyx seychellensis — BOULENGER 1885: 193 Aeluronyx [sic] seychellensis — HOESCH 1982 Ailuronyx seychellensis — RÖSLER 1995: 95 |
Distribution | Seychelles Type locality: Seychelles Map legend: ![]() NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and not in every cases it works well. We are working on it. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: MNHN 2269, 6677 |
Comment | Type species: Ailuronyx seychellensis is the type species of the genus Ailuronyx FITZINGER 1843. Diagnosis (genus): Predominantly nocturnal geckos with granular dorsal scales; supra-ocular spines usually present. Pupil vertical. Lamellae on toepads undivided; a large claw is present on each digit, claws asymmetrically positioned. Femoro-anal pores and hemipenial pouches present in males; cloacal spurs may be present in large specimens (from GERLACH 1996). Diagnosis (species): Large adult size (up to ll6 mm snout-vent length); rostral contacts nostril; snout descending steeply; body covered with conical granular scales, rough in appear- ance; caudal scales regular, pentagonal, with longitudinal ridges on their posterior edges; 20-34 femoro-anal pores (from GERLACH 1996). |
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