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Ramigekko swartbergensis (HAACKE, 1996)

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Swartberg African Leaf-Toed Gecko 
SynonymPhyllodactylus swartbergensis HAACKE 1996
Afrogecko swartbergensis — BAUER et al. 1997
Afrogecko swartbergensis — MASHININI & MAHLANGU 2013
Afrogecko swartbergensis — BATES et al. 2014: 101
Ramigekko swartbergensis — HEINICKE et al. 2014 
DistributionRepublic of South Africa (Cape Fold Mountains)

Type locality: Swartberg Pass, near forestry quarters on north-facing slope, Groot Swartberge (33° 20’ S, 22° 02’ E; 3322Ac), altitude 1580 m, Oudtshoorn district, Western Cape Province, South Africa.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: DNMNH (= TM) 56468, adult male, collected by W. D. Haacke, 31 January 1983. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2000 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Phyllodactylus swartbergensis HAACKE 1996 is the type species of the genus Ramigekko HEINICKE et al. 2014. 
EtymologyThe species is named after the type locality.

“The genus name is a combination of the Latin noun ramus, meaning branch, and gekko, a latinization of a Malay word said to imitate the vocalizations of geckos (subsequently applied to the lizards themselves). We apply the name in recognition of Professor William R. Branch, curator emeritus of herpetology at Bayworld (formerly Port Elizabeth Museum), in honour of his recent retirement and in recognition of his many contributions to the systematic herpetology of southern Africa. The gender is masculine.” 
References
  • Barts, M. 2021. Geckos aus dem südlichen Afrika. DATZ 2021 (5): 24-34
  • Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M.; Burger, M., Marais, J.; Alexander, G.J. & de Villliers, M.S. (eds.) 2014. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 pp.
  • Bauer A M. Good D A. Branch W R. 1997. The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 49 (14): 447-497. - get paper here
  • Branch, William R.;Bauer, Aaron 1996. Notes on two poorly-known Phyllodactylus (Squamata: gekkonidae) from South Africa. Herpetological Natural History 4 (2): 127-134 [1997]
  • Haacke, W.D. 1996. Description of a new species of Phyllodactylus Gray (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa. Annals Transvaal Mus. 36 (18): 229-237. - get paper here
  • Heinicke, Matthew P.; Juan D. Daza, Eli Greenbaum, Todd R. Jackman & Aaron M. Bauer 2014. Phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of a circum-Indian Ocean clade of leaf-toed geckos (Reptilia: Gekkota), with a description of two new genera. Systematics and Biodiversity 12 (1): 23-42, DOI:10.1080/14772000.2013.877999 - get paper here
  • Mashinini, P. L. and Mahlangu, L. M. 2013. An annotated catalogue of the types of gekkonid lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the Herpetology collection of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, South Africa. Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 3: 165-181
 
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