Lepidodactylus pantai STUBBS, KARIN, ARIFIN, ISKANDAR, ARIDA, REILLY, BLOCH, KUSNADI & MCGUIRE, 2017
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Lepidodactylus pantai
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Beach Scaly-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Lepidodactylus pantai STUBBS, KARIN, ARIFIN, ISKANDAR, ARIDA, REILLY, BLOCH, KUSNADI & MCGUIRE 2017 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Maluku) Type locality: beachside rocks at Pasir Panjan Beach, Desa Ohoililir, Kei Kecil, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: MZB Lace (Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense.Lace) 14062, Field number ALS 534), an adult male collected by ALS, BRK, and UA a few hours after sunset at 5.646671° S, 132.638312° E (WGS84) on 16 October, 2011. Liver tissue is preserved in duplicate in RNA-Later at Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB.Lace.14062) and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ 273691). Paratypes. A series of ten additional specimens were collected at the same locality and time as the holotype (MVZ tissue number and field number in parenthesis): MZB.Lace.14064 (MVZ 273686; ALS 502), MZB.Lace.14065 (MVZ 273687; ALS 505), MZB.Lace.14066 (MVZ 273688; ALS 530), MZB.Lace.14067 (MVZ 273689; ALS 531), MZB.Lace.14068 (MVZ 273690; ALS 533), MVZ 273692 (ALS 501), MVZ 273693 (ALS 503), MVZ 273694 (ALS 504), MVZ 273695 (ALS 532), MVZ 273696 (ALS 535). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderate-sized bisexual species of Lepidodactylus, SVL 36.9–40.5 (mean = 38.3) mm for five adult males and 32.0–40.5 (mean = 37.4) for five adult females, distinguished from other species by the following combination of characters: 113 rows of scales around the midbody; subdigital scansors 10–12 on toe IV, and 7–9 on toe I; terminal scansor is divided on digits II through V on both the fingers and toes; 3 scansors on 4th toe divided or deeply notched; interdigital webbing small, less than 1/5th the 4th toe length; 18–24 pores in precloacal and femoral regions of male. Tail nearly cylindrical without lateral serrations. |
| Comment | Synonymy: L. pantai may prove to be a synonym of L. woodfordi (Karin et al. 2021), known with certainty only from its holotype. |
| Etymology | The species epithet, pantai, is the word for beach in the Indonesian national language (Bahasa Indonesia). It reflects the habitat in which the new species was discovered—a seemingly obligate association with the seashore. All specimens were found within 2 m of the high tide line. |
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