Pristurus feulneri BURRIEL-CARRANZA, KOPPETSCH, GARCIA-PORTA & CARRANZA, 2025
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Pristurus feulneri
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Feulner’s Semaphore Gecko |
| Synonym | Pristurus feulneri BURRIEL-CARRANZA, KOPPETSCH, GARCIA-PORTA & CARRANZA in BURRIEL-CARRANZA et al. 2025: 67 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 (Hajar mountains) Type locality: Lizq, 482 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.71765’N, 58.15035’E, WGS84. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZFMK 104094 (sample code S6102), adult male, collected in November 2010 by J. Gar- cia-Porta (assigned genetically to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 13 from Gar- cia-Porta et al. 2017 and to Pristurus rupestris BFD9 from Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]. Paratypes. IBECN3699 (sample code CN3699; adult male; MorphoBank M849798– M849800), MZB 2024–0986 (sample code CN7939; adult male; MorphoBank M849785– M849787), IBECN7239 (sample code CN7239; adult male; MorphoBank M849778–M849783), MZB 2024–0985 (sample code CN7213; adult female; MorphoBank M849789–M849791) four specimens from Mizbar, 549 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 23.14319’N, 58.42435’E, WGS84, collected in November 2014 by S. Carranza (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 13 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD9 in Burriel-Car- ranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; IBES7533 (sample code S7533; MorphoBank M849793– M849796), adult male; NHMOK 2655 (sample code S7551), adult female; two specimens from Mizbar, 555 m, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 23.14307’N, 58.4244’E, WGS84, collected in May 2011 by S. Carranza, F. Amat and E. Go ́mez-D ́ıaz (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 13 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017; Pristurus rupestris BFD9 in Burriel-Car- ranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pristurus feulneri sp. nov. corresponds to a genetically highly distinct lineage from the diverse Pristurus rupestris species complex inhabiting the Hajar Mountains (North Oman and Eastern UAE). This species represents the most abundant Pristurus species of the Hajar Mountains and is distributed across the whole mountain range (Fig 21). Pristurus feul- neri sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following characters: (1) a maximum recorded SVL of 27.3 mm; (2) 6–7 upper labial scales; (3) 4–5 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) one unique mutation in align- ment cmos: an A instead of a G in position 241; (8) two unique mutations in alignment rag1: T instead of C in position 94; A instead of G in position 206 (see S1 Appendix). Additional details (5230 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: P. ali, P. assareen, P. omanensis, and P. rupestris. |
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