Afroedura pongola JACOBSEN, KUHN, JACKMAN & BAUER, 2014

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Pongola Rock Gecko
Synonym	Afroedura pongola JACOBSEN, KUHN, JACKMAN & BAUER 2014: 481 Afroedura pondolia 'Godlwayo' — JACOBSEN 1990 Afroedura pondolia 'Godlwayo' — JACOBSEN 1992 Afroedura pondolia 'Godlwayo' — JACOBSEN 1997 Afroedura sp. nov. “Pongola flat gecko” — BOURQUIN 2004
Distribution	Republic of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Type locality: Godlwayo, 27°20' S, 31°25' E, Piet Retief District (2731AD), KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa
Reproduction	oviparous (manual and phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 81210, adult male, collector R. E. Newbery, 24 May 1981. Paratypes. DNMNH (= TM) 81211–81213, 81216 same data as holotype; DNMNH (= TM) 81208–81209, 81214, 81217–81218, same locality as holotype, collectors R. E. Newbery & W. Petersen, 19 November 1985; DNMNH (= TM) 81215, 81219–81220, Farm Zwartkloof 60HU, Piet Retief district (2731BC), collector R. E. Newbery, 21 May 1981.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A small Afroedura (to 40 mm SVL) differing from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: two pairs of enlarged subdigital lamellae per digit; tail not obviously verticillate, with 4–5 subcaudal rows and 6–7 supracaudal rows per verticil; dorsal scales smooth, 95–103 scale rows at midbody; a single (rarely two) internasal scale; 21–23 precloacal pores in males.
Comment
Etymology	The name refers to the Pongola River, along part of which this species occurs. It is used as a noun in apposition.
References	Bourquin, O. 2009. Reptiles (Reptilia) in KwaZulu-Natal: I - diversity and distribution. Durban Museum Novitates 29: 57-103 Jacobsen N H G. 1992. NEW LYGODACTYLUS TAXA (REPTILIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM THE TRANSVAAL. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 43 (4): 527- 542. - get paper here Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1992. Flat Geckos Genus Afroedura in the Transvaal. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (40): 22-25 - get paper here 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 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
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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