Naultinus flavirictus HITCHMOUGH, NIELSEN, LYSAGHT & BAUER, 2021
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Naultinus flavirictus
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| Higher Taxa | Diplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Naultinus flavirictus HITCHMOUGH, NIELSEN, LYSAGHT & BAUER 2021 Naultinus grayi — ROBB & HITCHMOUGH 1980 (part) |
| Distribution | New Zealand (N North Island: Te Paki area) Type locality: Te Paki, Northland, New Zealand |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MONZ RE003322, adult female, original field number G.789 (Fig. 1), collected from Te Paki, Northland, New Zealand, collected by A. H. Whitaker in May 1972. Paratypes: MONZ RE.005611, adult males (original field number RAH195), collected from the Te Kao District, Northland, New Zealand, by Conrad Hepers in August 1986, and one female, MONZ RE.005609 (original field number RAH254; captive offspring of a female collected from Te Kao, Northland, New Zealand, by Conrad Hepers in August 1986). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Naultinus flavirictus sp. nov. is a small Naultinus (maximum SVL ~70 mm), with a short, deep snout, fine granular body scales, flattened scales on the dorsum of the snout, rostral scale divided by a median crease, pale lavender mouth lining, and yellow-orange jaws, tongue and external corners of the mouth (Hitchmough et al. 2021). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Naultinus flavirictus sp. nov. (formed from the Lain flavus = yellow + rictus = gaping of the mouth) is named for the continuation of the yellow-orange colouring of the jaws and tongue onto the external corners of the mouth, which is diagnostic for the species. The epithet is formed as a noun in apposition. |
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