Pachydactylus leucocephalus LOBÓN-ROVIRA, HEINICKE, BAUER & VAZ-PINTO, 2026
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Pachydactylus leucocephalus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: crowned thick-toed gecko Portuguese: osga-coroada |
| Synonym | Pachydactylus leucocephalus LOBÓN-ROVIRA, HEINICKE, BAUER & VAZ-PINTO 2026: 7 |
| Distribution | Angola (Benguela) Type locality: near Caimbambo (–12.8297°, 13.8636°, 881 m a.s.l.), Benguela Province, Angola |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MNCN 53569, adult female, field no. P3.082), collected by Pedro Vaz Pinto and Afonso Vaz Pinto on 11 February 2023. Paratypes: MNCN 53570, adult female, field no. P3.056) collected at Cavaco (–12.8297°, 13.7120°, 512 m a.s.l.), Benguela Province, Angola, by Pedro Vaz Pinto and Afonso Vaz Pinto on 10 February 2023, and an adult male (MHNCUP/REP0997, field no. P4.286) collected also at Cavaco (–12.9180°, 13.7106°, 485 m a.s.l.), Benguela Province, Angola, by Pedro Vaz Pinto and Javier Lobón-Rovira on 27 September 2024. Additional material: One tissue sample and photograph of a specimen (P2.258) collected in the same locality as the paratype MNCN 53570, by Pedro Vaz Pinto on 29 November 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: As with all members of the Pachydactylus angolensis group, Pachydactylus leucocephalus sp. nov. is a small-sized species (mean SVL 39.6 ± 1.0 mm) with a relatively depressed body and head. Males lack both precloacal of femoral pores. Subcaudal scales are variable in size. Toes are free, bearing 14–15 well-developed lamellae on the fourth toe. The dorsum bears enlarged, keeled scales, sometimes with a vertebral line of small, granular scales. The dorsal coloration is uniformly dark brown to black between the neck and hindlimbs, with light beige to orangish tones on the posterior part of the dorsum, head, hindlimbs, and tail. A distinct black stripe extends from the eyes to the forelimbs. (Lobón-Rovira et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.81 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Lobón-Rovira et al. 2026: 11 (Fig. 7) |
| Etymology | Named after Greek ‘leuco-’, meaning ‘white’, and ‘-cephalus’, meaning ‘head’, and refers to the pale crown of the species. |
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