Afroedura pienaari JACOBSEN, KUHN, JACKMAN & BAUER, 2014

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Pienaar’s Rock Gecko
Synonym	Afroedura pienaari JACOBSEN, KUHN, JACKMAN & BAUER 2014: 490 Afroedura pondolia subsp. nov. PIENAAR et al. 1983 Afroedura langi 'Waterpoort' — JACOBSEN 1992 Afroedura langi 'Tshipise' — JACOBSEN 1992 Afroedura langi 'Shinokwen' — JACOBSEN 1992 Afroedura langi 'Waterpoort' — JACOBSEN 1997 Afroedura langi 'Tshipise' — JACOBSEN 1997 Afroedura langi 'Shinokwen' — JACOBSEN 1997 Afroedura langi 'Waterpoort' — KIRCHHOF et al. 2010 Afroedura pienaari — STANDER 2023: 135
Distribution	Republic of South Africa (Limpopo) Type locality: Farm Bristol 760MS, 22°59' S, 29°37' E, Soutpansberg District (2229DC), Limpopo Province, Republic of South Africa
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 81144, adult male, collector R. E. Newbery, 25 July 1981. Paratypes. DNMNH (= TM) 81133–81139, 81141–81143, 81145–81146, 81160–81165, same data as holotype; DNMNH (= TM) 81140, same locality as holotype, collector N. H. G. Jacobsen, 2 February 1979; DNMNH (= TM) 81175, Farm Crimea 747MS, Soutpansberg District, Limpopo Province (2229DC), collector N. H. G. Jacobsen, 1 February 1979; DNMNH (= TM) 81147–81153, Farm Robertson 748MS, Soutpansberg District, Limpopo Province (2229DC), collector R. E. Newbery, 24 July 1981; DNMNH (= TM) 81167–81169, Farm Waterpoort 695MS, Soutpansberg District, Limpopo Province (2229DC), collector R. E. Newbery, 24 July 1981; DNMNH (= TM) 81170–81173, Farm The Moss 763MS, Soutpansberg District, Limpopo Province (2229DC), collector R. E. Newbery, 7 November 1985.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A medium-sized Afroedura (maximum SVL 53 mm) differing from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: two pairs of enlarged subdigital lamellae per digit; tail faintly verticillate and flattened near base, with four subcaudal rows and 6–7 supracaudal rows per verticil; dorsal scales smooth, 86–111 scale rows at midbody; internasal scales absent; 13–19 precloacal pores in males. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 889 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	The species is named for the late Dr. U. de V. Pienaar (1930–2011), former Chief Warden of Kruger National Park and former Chief Director of South African National Parks, in recognition of his work in furthering herpetofaunal knowledge of the Kruger National Park.
References	Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1992. Flat Geckos Genus Afroedura in the Transvaal. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (40): 22-25 - get paper here Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1997. Family Gekkonidae, Genus Afroedura. In: Van Wyk, J.H. (Ed.), Proceedings of the FitzSimons Commemorative Symposium, South African Lizards: 50 years of Progress and Third H.A.A. Symposium on African Herpetology, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa, 11–15 October 1993. Herpetological Association of Africa, Stellenbosch, pp. 34–39. JACOBSEN, NIELS H. G.; ARIANNA L. KUHN, TODD R. JACKMAN & AARON M. BAUER 2014. A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with the description of nine new species from Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. Zootaxa 3846 (4): 451–501 - get paper here Kirchhof, S., M. Krämer, J. Linden & K. Richter 2010. The reptile species assemblage of the Soutpansberg (Limpopo Province, South Africa) and its characteristics. Salamandra 46 (3): 147-166 - get paper here Pienaar, Uys de Villiers; Haacke, Wulf D. & Jacobsen, Niels H. G. 1983. The reptiles of the Kruger National Park, 3. rev.ed. Natl. Parks Board of Trustees of the Republic of South Afr., Pretoria 236 pp. Stander, R.I. 2023. The Reptiles of the Limpopo Province and Kruger National Park. Herp Nomad, Polokwane, South Africa, 367 pp. - get paper here Tolley, K.A., Conradie, W., Pietersen, D.W., Weeber, J., Burger, M. & Alexander, G.J. (eds) 2023. Conservation status of the reptiles of South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. Suricata 10. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
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