Pseudogekko atiorum DAVIS, WATTERS, KÖHLER, WHITSETT, HURON, BROWN, DIESMOS & SILER, 2015
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Central Visayan gecko |
Synonym | Pseudogekko atiorum DAVIS, WATTERS, KÖHLER, WHITSETT, HURON, BROWN, DIESMOS & SILER 2015 |
Distribution | Philippines (Negros, Cebu) Type locality: Mt. Talinis, Barangay Bongbong, Municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island, Philippines (N: 9.26000°, E: 123.20327°; WGS 84; 1100 m elev.) |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: PNM 9518 (CDS Field No. 954, formerly KU 302818), adult female, collected at 22:00 h on 21 February 2005, by CDS; paratypes: CAS, CAS-SUR, KU, TNHC, |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pseudogekko atiorum can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 41.1–52.5 mm); (2) axilla–groin distance moderate (19.4–28.4 mm); (3) head length moderate (7.4–9.4 mm); (4) snout length long (4.3–5.8 mm); (5) Toe-IV scansors 14–17; (6) paravertebral scales 226–240; (7) ventral scales 119–129; (8) supralabials 15–17; (9) infralabials 12–15; (10) circumorbitals 35–38; (11) precloacal pores 13–15; (12) femoral pores absent; (13) dominant body coloration dark brown; (14) conspicuous head spotting present, cream; (15) conspicuous dorsolateral spotting present, cream; (16) conspicuous limb spotting absent; (17) tail banding absent; (18) body striping absent; (19) interorbital banding present, light brown; (20) iris ring coloration absent (Tables 1, 2; Figs. 3–6). Additional details (3587 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | We derive the new species name in honor of the Ati people, a Negrito ethnic group believed to be among the first to colonize the central Philippines. Similar to this new species of Pseudogekko, Inati (the native language of the Ati), is infrequently encountered and possibly threatened, and is estimated to be spoken by fewer than 2,000 people. The specific epithet is a noun of masculine gender. |
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