Hemidactylus adensis ŠMÍD, MORAVEC, KRATOCHVÍL, NASHER, MAZUCH, GVOŽDÍK & CARRANZA, 2015
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Hemidactylus adensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Hemidactylus adensis SMÍD, MORAVEC, KRATOCHVÍL, NASHER, MAZUCH, GVOZDÍK & CARRANZA 2015 Hemidactylus sp. 6 — MORAVEC et al. 2011 Hemidactylus sp. 6 — SMID et al. 2013 |
| Distribution | Yemen Type locality: Yemen, Lahij governorate, Sheikh Othman, 13.917°N, 44.983°E, 22 m elevation |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: NHM-BS N41904, adult male (MorphoBank M329154-M329164), 22. III. 2009, collected by S. M. Busais; Paratypes. NHM-BS N41905-907, subadult male (NHM-BS N41905, MorphoBank M329165-M329172), juvenile (NHM-BS N41906, MorphoBank M329173- M329180), subadult female (NHM-BS N41907, Morpho- Bank M329181-M329189), same data as holotype; NHM-BS N41902-903, adult females MorphoBank M329131- M329140, M329141-M329153, respectively), Yemen, Lahij governorate, Lahij, 13.055°N, 44.878°E, 136 m elevation, 18. I. 2008, collected by S. M. Busais; NMP6V 74837, adult female (MorphoBank M329190-M329206), Yemen, Wadi Tuban (N of Lahij), 13.13°N, 44.85°E, 200 m elevation, 25. X. 2007, collected by L. Kratochvıl. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small-sized Hemidactylus, member of the H. robustus species group as part of the Arabian radiation of the Hemidactylus arid clade characterized by: (1) small size with maximum SVL 37.9 mm for males and 41.8 mm for females; (2) pointy and relatively long and flat head (HL D 24-27% SVL; HD D 40-42% HL); (3) -7 infralabials and 8-10 supralabials; (4) uppermost nasals divided by intervening row of inserted scales; (5) 14 rows of enlarged mostly flat and indistinctly keeled dorsal tubercles; (6) 6-7 preanal pores in males; (7) 5-6 lamellae under the 1st toe; (8) 9-10 lamellae under the 4th toe; (9) enlarged subcaudals; (10) indistinct tail whorls not disrupting the tail outline when viewed from above; (11) contrasting dark brown stripes on the otherwise greyish body running from nostrils over eye and temporal area up to scapular region where they are connected by two to three transverse bars [from SMID et al. 2015]. |
| Comment | Sympatry: Hemidactylus flaviviridis, H. y. yerburii, Stenodactylus yemenensis, Acanthodactylus sp. Distribution: see map in ŠMÍD et al. 2016: Fig. 3. |
| Etymology | The species epithet adensis is an adjective referring to the area where the species is found, lowlands in the vicinity of the city of Aden. |
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