Kolekanos spinicaudus LOBÓN-ROVIRA, CONRADIE, BAPTISTA & VAZ-PINTO, 2022
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Kolekanos spinicaudus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Kolekanos spinicaudus LOBÓN-ROVIRA, CONRADIE, BAPTISTA & VAZ-PINTO 2022: 100 |
| Distribution | Angola Type locality: Carivo, Benguela Province, Angola |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MNCN 50769; Paratypes. MNCN 50766, MNCN 50767, FKH-0845, FKH-0645 & FKH-0650, FKH-0647– 48, MNCN 50768 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “Kolekanos can be easily differentiated from other circum-Indian leaf- toed and African leaf-toed geckos, based on its ornamented tail (versus non-orna- mented tail in the remaining genera). The new species differs from K. plumicaudus, based on the following characters: different ornamentation of the tail, being com- posed by modified scales on the margins of the original tail which resemble white lateral spines (versus feathered-like tail in K. plumicaudus); broader head (minimum HW = 7.95 mm versus maximum HW = 7.35 mm in K. plumicaudus); more robust body, with shorter forelimbs (versus thinner and more slender body in K. plumi- caudus, Fig. 5); proportionally larger snout to eye distance (SE mean 4.48 mm ± 0.34 s.e. versus 3.99 mm ± 0.22 s.e. in K. plumicaudus) and interorbital distance (IO mean 4.14 mm ± 0.34 s.e. versus 3.33 mm ± 0.28 s.e. in K. plumicaudus); and dorsal pattern is less contrasted, based on zig-zag black patches surrounded by lighter patches (versus dark blocks well contrasted, not surrounded by lighter patches in K. plumicaudus). The new species can also be differentiated from K. plumicaudus by the following osteological characteristics: 1) larger jugal bone (versus reduced jugal); 2) more prominent lateral process of the postorbitofrontal (versus less prominent lateral process of postorbitofrontal); 3) more compressed premaxilla and maxilla bone on its dorsoventral profile and wider in the lateral profile of the bones; 4) ascending process of the premaxilla shorter (versus more elongated); 5) braincase compressed dorsoven- trally (versus more rounded in K. plumicaudus); 6) palatine length and width equal (versus unequal); 7) postero-lateral process of parietal rounded and slightly curved (versus flat postero-lateral process of parietal broad and flat that curves downwards posteriorly); 8) anterolateral process of the coronoid markedly enlarged (versus more reduced anterolateral process).” |
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| Etymology | The name “spinicaudus” is derived from the combination of the Latin words “spina” and “cauda”, that refers to the spiny appearance of the tail of the new species. The species epithet is used as a singular nominative adjective “-us”. |
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