Gehyra chrysopeleia KRAUS, 2024
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Gehyra chrysopeleia
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonym | Gehyra chrysopeleia KRAUS 2024: 242 Gehyra vorax — BECKON 1992: 451 [part]. Gehyra membranacruralis — FLECKS et al. 2012: 205 [part] Gehyra sp. Sudest, PNG — HEINICKE et al. 2011: 588 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province) Type locality: forest just west of Araeda, Sudest Island, 11.4362° S, 153.4301° E, ~10 m a.s.l., Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BPBM 19772 (field tag FK 9751), mature male, given to F. Kraus by local villagers, 21 April 2004. Paratypes (n=2). Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province : Joe Landing, [11.416° S, 153.383° E ], 0–100 m a..s.l., Sudest Island, 15 August 1956 (AMNH 76753), west slope Mt. rio, 250–350 m a.s.l., Sudest Island, 23 August 1956 (AMNH 76763). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A large (SVL of adult males 133–142 mm, of adult female 125.5 mm) species of Gehyra having entirely undivided subterminal lamellae on all toes; 17–20 T4 lamellae; 15–16 T1 lamellae; extensive webbing between all toes (T3–T4webL/T4L = 0.38–0.48, T4–T5webL/T4L = 0.21–0.30); small eye (EY/EN = 0.48–0.53); long snout (SN/HL = 0.51–0.55, EN/HL = 0.44–0.45); 44–46 precloacal/femoral pores in a continous row in males (AMNH 76753 has 23 pores on right leg, so that count doubled to arrive at 46); single row of enlarged subcaudal scales; rounded tail lacking serrations; lateral, antecubital, and popliteal skin folds well developed; rostral quadrangular; postmentals elongate; supranasal bordered posteriorly by at least one scale that is >50% the size of supranasal; and dorsal color pattern pale yellow gray with vaguely defined brown bands on the dorsum and limbs. (Lraus 2024) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Chrysopeleia is the Latinized name of one of the Greek hamadryads, nymphs of trees and woodlands. The name literally means “golden dove”, which is appropriate for this lizard with a slightly yellowish cast. |
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