Lepidodactylus bakingibut ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Ilocano Scaly-toed Geckos |
Synonym | Lepidodactylus bakingibut ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER 2021: 100 Lepidodactylus cf. lugubris — BROWN et al. 2013: 52 Lepidodactylus sp. 2 — OLIVER et al. 2018: 4 |
Distribution | Philippines (Luzon: Cagayan) Type locality: at 685 m on Mt. Cagua, Barangay Magrafil, Municipality of Gonzaga, Cagayan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (18.2368, 122.1048), |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. PNM 9875 (formerly KU 330066; RMB Field No. 14886), adult male, collected 15 July 2011 by J.B. Fernandez, L.J. Welton, C.H. Oliveros, and RMB. Paratype. KU 330065 (RMB Field No. 14765), adult female, collected 12 July 2011, at 785 m on Mt. Cagua, Barangay Magrafil, Municipality of Gonzaga, Cagayan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (18.2198, 122.1118), by J.B. Fernandez, L.J. Welton, C.H. Oliveros, and RMB. Other specimens: PNM. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lepidodactylus bakingibut can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 35.9–37.7 mm); (2) snout–forearm length moderate, 34.5–35.4% SVL; (3) forearm length moderate, 10.9–11.4% SVL; (4) thigh length moderate, 13.8–14.5% SVL; (5) crus length moderate, 13.8– 14.2% SVL; (6) total leg length moderate, 27.6–28.7% SVL; (7) Finger III length long, 32.9–35.0% total arm length; (8) Toe IV length long, 35.0–39.4% total leg length; (9) head length moderate, 25.6–27.1% SVL; (10) head width moderate, 63.7–69.6% head length; (11) head height narrow, 36.3– 37.0% head length; (12) eye–ear distance short, 23.5–26.1% head length; (13) snout length moderate, 41.2–42.4% head length; (14) eye diameter small, 21.6–22.8% head length; (15) midbody ventral scale count within one eye diameter 14–16; (16) ventral scale count within one eye diameter 16; (17) circumnasal scales 4; (18) Finger III total scansors 9; (19) Toe IV total scansors 9; (20) precloacofemoral pores in males 25; (21) rostral scale not in contact with nostril; and (22) webbing between Toes II and III minimal. (ELIADES et al. 2021) Additional details (5286 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: see map in Eliades et al. 2022: 96 (Fig. 2). |
Etymology | Named after terms in the dominant Ilocano dialect of northern Luzon Island, and chosen in recognition of the biogeographically and culturally distinct region in the northern Philippines. The specific epithet is derived from the Ilocano terms ‘‘ba´ kir,’’ meaning forest, and ‘‘alibut,’’ meaning lizard or gecko, in reference to the observed habitat preferences of the new species. |
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