Pristurus ali BURRIEL-CARRANZA, KOPPETSCH, GARCIA-PORTA & CARRANZA, 2025
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Pristurus ali
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Ali’s Semaphore Gecko |
| Synonym | Pristurus ali BURRIEL-CARRANZA, KOPPETSCH, GARCIA-PORTA & CARRANZA in BURRIEL-CARRANZA et al. 2025: 62 Pristurus rupestris — ARNOLD 1977: 106 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — ARNOLD 1986: 421 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — ARNOLD 2009: 3 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — VAN DER KOOIJ 2000: 116 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008: 122 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — GARDNER 2013: 178 (part.) |
| Distribution | Oman Type locality: Sayma road, 1,327 m asl, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.76619’N, 59.03366’E, WGS84 |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZFMK 104093 (sample code S7547), adult male, collected in May 2011 by S. Carranza, F. Amat and E. Go ́mez-D ́ıaz (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate spe- cies 7 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]. Paratypes. IBES7509 (sample code S7509; MorphoBank M849691–M849693), adult male from Tiwi road, 1,717 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.82554’N, 59.08568’E, WGS84, col- lected in May 2011 by S. Carranza, F. Amat and E. Go ́mez-D ́ıaz (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Bur- riel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; IBECN4240 (sample code CN4240; Morpho- Bank M849687–M849689), adult male from Al Salil, 1,691 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.83206’N, 59.02031’E WGS84, collected in May 2013 by S. Carranza, F. Amat, M. Metalli- nou, P. de Pous and Marc Simo ́-Riudalbas (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; IBES7193 (sample code S7193; MorphoBank M849682–M849685), adult male from Tiwi road, 1,533 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.82532’N, 59.11173’E, WGS84, collected in December 2010 by J. Garcia-Porta (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupes- tris candidate species 7 by Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Car- ranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; NHMOK 2653 (sample code S7226), adult male from Jabal Bani Jabir, 1,956 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.71105’N, 59.14123’E, WGS84, col- lected in December 2010 by J. Garcia-Porta (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; IBES7539 (sample code S7539; MorphoBank M849700–M849703), adult female from Jabal Bani Jabir, 2,045 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.70583’N, 59.1421’E, WGS84, collected in May 2011 by S. Carranza, F. Amat and E. Go ́mez-D ́ıaz (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pris- turus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; MZB 2024–0983 (sample code S7225; MorphoBank M849705–M849708), adult female from Tiwi road, 1,533 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.82532’N, 59.11173’E, WGS84, collected in December 2010 by J. Garcia-Porta (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 from Gar- cia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; MZB 2024–0984 (sample code S7563; MorphoBank M849695–M849698), adult female from Tiwi road, 1,559 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.84148’N, 59.09768’E, WGS84, collected in May 2011 by S. Carranza, F. Amat and E. Go ́mez-D ́ıaz (assigned to Pris- turus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; IBECN8286 (sample code CN8286; MorphoBank M849715–M849719), adult female from Tiwi road, 2,046 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.71016’N, 59.14027’E, WGS84, collected in November 2014 by S. Carranza (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; IBES7211 (sample code S7211; MorphoBank M849710–M849713), adult female from Jabal Bani Jabir, 1,956 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.71105’N, 59.14123’E, WGS84, collected in December 2010 by J. Garcia-Porta (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 7 by Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD4 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pristurus ali sp. nov. corresponds to a genetically highly distinct lineage from the Pristurus rupestris species complex sensu Garcia-Porta et al. (2017) [27] inhabiting the Eastern Hajar Mountains (North Oman). It represents the second oldest split within the Pristurus rupestris species complex, having diverged from all the other species within the group (except Pristurus omanensis sp. nov. which represents the oldest split) around 6.9 mya (95% HPD: 5.6–8.2 mya; Fig 5), and is restricted to a somewhat small geographic range (Fig 17). This small species of Pristurus is characterized by a combination of the following characters: (1) a maximum recorded SVL of 25.8 mm; (2) 6–7 upper labial scales; (3) 4 lower labial scales; (4) 3–6 small postmental scales; (5) absence of mid-dorsal enlarged scales (crest) on the body; (6) laterally compressed tail usually with conspicuous dorsal and smaller ventral enlarged scales (crest) in males, and less conspicuous (sometimes absent) in females; (7) five unique mutations in the mc1r alignment: C instead of T in position 147; G instead of A in position 286; C instead of T in position 399; G instead of A in position 531; C instead of T in position 648; (8) five unique mutations in the cmos alignment: C instead of T in position. 6; G instead of A in position 98; A instead of C in position 147; C instead of T in position 153; A instead of G in position 225; (9) 1 unique mutation in the rag1 alignment: A instead of G in position 206; (10) 1 unique mutation in the rag2 alignment: G instead of T in position 405 (see S1 Appendix). (BURRIEL-CARRANZA et al. 2025) Additional details (5467 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: P. assareen, P. feulneri, P. omanensis, and P. rupestris. |
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