Goggia rupicola (FITZSIMONS, 1938)

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Namaqua Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko
Synonym	Phyllodactylus lineatus rupicolus FITZSIMONS 1938: 162 Phyllodactylus lineatus rupicolus — KLUGE 1993 Phyllodactylus rupicolus — BRANCH et al. 1995: 40 Goggia rupicola — BAUER et al. 1997 Goggia rupicola — RÖSLER 2000: 83 Goggia rupicola — BATES et al. 2014: 113
Distribution	Republic of South Africa; Type locality: between O´okiep and Springbok, Little-Namaqualand
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 18161
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other members of the P. lineatus complex by a combination of the following features: usually four preanal pores in males, a high number of midbody scale rows (80-90), 10-12 scales between the nostril and anterior margin of the orbit, usually 2 (1-3) nasorostrals. and a dorso-ventrally flattened head and body. In addition, it differs by 4-6 fixed alleles from the other taxa examined electrophoretically (Branch et al. 1995: 40).
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin rūpes = rock, referring to the rupicolous nature of this species.
References	Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M.; Burger, M., Marais, J.; Alexander, G.J. & de Villliers, M.S. (eds.) 2014. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 pp. Bauer A M. Good D A. Branch W R. 1997. The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 49 (14): 447-497. - get paper here Branch, W. R., A. M. BAUER & D. A. GOOD 1995. Species limits in the Phyllodactylus lineatus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with the elevation of two taxa to specific status and the description of two new species. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa 44 (2): 33-54. - get paper here Fitzsimons,V.F.M. 1938. Transvaal Museum Expedition to South-West Africa and Little Namaqualand, May to August 1937 - Reptiles and Amphibians. Annals Transvaal Mus. 19 (2): 153-209 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0607/0419.jpeg http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0208/1364.jpeg Google images

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