Lygodactylus tchokwe MARQUES, CERIACO, BUEHLER, BANDEIRA, JANOTA & BAUER, 2020
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Lygodactylus tchokwe
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tchokwe Dwarf Gecko Portuguese: Osga-Anã-Quioca |
| Synonym | Lygodactylus tchokwe MARQUES, CERIACO, BUEHLER, BANDEIRA, JANOTA & BAUER 2020: 343 Lygodactylus capensis — LAURENT 1964: 31 Lygodactylus angolensis — MARQUES et al. 2018: 188 [part] |
| Distribution | Angola Type locality: Alto Cuílo, Lunda Sul Province, northeastern Angola [-10.0°, 19.58333°, 1256m a.s.l.] |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MD 5312b, collected by an unidentified local, on November 1954. Paratype. Two adult males (MD 5312a, 5312c) and one adult female (MD 5312d), with the same collecting data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized Lygodactylus species. Lygodactylus tchokwe sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characteristics: 1) three scales surrounding the nostril (one supranasal, 1st supralabial and one postnasal); 2) nostrils separated from the rostral and pierced between supranasal and the up- per limit of first supralabial; 3) mental followed by three postmentals; 4) first infralabial < 25–50% overlap with postpostmental; 5) 15 to 16 rows of ventral scales at midbody; 6) 2–4 precloacal pores; 7) median subcaudals (in a rengenerated tail) arranged in a row about 1⁄4 or less of the width of the tail (Fig. 4E); 8) venter cream 9) gular region without markings (MARQUES et al. 2020). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1154 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet “tchokwe” is given in honor of the dominant ethnolinguistic group of the region where the species exists. |
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