Gehyra louisiadensis KRAUS, 2024
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Gehyra louisiadensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | |
| Synonym | Gehyra louisiadensis KRAUS 2024: 262 Gehyra oceanica — KRAUS & SHEA 2005: 471 Gehyra oceanica — GOLDBERG et al. 2010: 139 [part] |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province) Type locality: Araeda, Sudest Island, 11.4362° S, 153.4301° E, 1–20 m a.s.l., Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. BPBM 19763 (field tag FK 9893), mature male, F. Kraus, collected 28 April 2004. Paratypes (n=14). Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province: Sudest Island: same data as holotype (BPBM 19762), same data as holotype except collected 11 April 2004 (BPBM 19759), ridge N of Camp 1, 11.48° S, 153.41° E, 120–130 m a.s.l., 26 April 2004 (BPBM 19760–61); Rossel Island: Damunu, 11.365° S, 154.001° E, 0–40 m a.s.l., 1 May 2004 (BPBM 19764–67), Cheme, 11.3231° S, 154.2428° E, 5 m a.s.l. 5 May 2004 (BPBM 19768); Misima Island: Liak, 10.6608° S, 152.6854° E, 0–20 m a.s.l., 11–15 January 2003 (BPBM 17218, 17220–22) Bwaga Bwaga ridge, 10.674° S, 152.683° E, 440–480 m a.s.l.,12 January 2003 (BPBM 17219). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized (SVL of adult males 68.0–83.0 mm, of adult females 53.0–77.0 mm) species of Gehyra having entirely undivided subterminal lamellae on all toes; 11–15 T4 lamellae; 10–15 T1 lamellae; moderate amount of webbing between all toes (T3–T4webL/T4L = 0.17–0.31, T4–T5webL/T4L = 0.08–0.19); long snout (SN/HL = 0.46–0.51, EN/HL = 0.37–0.42); narrow head (Hw/HL = 0.73–0.86); 38–56 enlarged precloacal/femoral scales; 28–55 precloacal/femoral pores in a continuous chevron; a medial row of enlarged subcaudal scales with some smaller scales interspersed; tail depressed, flattened, lacking lateral serrations; skin folds absent on trunk and forearms; popliteal skin fold absent (n = 13) or small (n = 2); elongate postmentals; 1–6 scales in posterior contact with postmentals; three postnasals; all postsupranasal scales small, with none >50% size of supranasal; dorsal color pattern of large, dark-brown, anastomozing maculations on a medium-brown or yellow-brown ground color. (Kraus 2024) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The species is named in recognition of its restriction to the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. |
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