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Amalosia nebula HOSKIN & COUPER, 2023

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Higher TaxaDiplodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAmalosia nebula HOSKIN & COUPER 2023: 322 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: Windsor Tableland, western side (16° 13’ 51” S, 144° 58’ 49” E  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. QM J91178, Male (Fig. 17), field collection code: conx5021, C. J. Hoskin, 26/8/2011. Paratypes. (all localities in north-east Queensland) QM J91176, J91177, Windsor Tableland, western side (16° 13’ 51” S, 144° 58’ 49” E); J87069 Mount Windsor NP (16° 18’ 09” S, 145° 05’ 28” E); J92239, J92240, J92241, Carbine Tableland, near Mt Lewis (16° 36’ 07” S, 145° 15’ 47” E); J88666, Hann Tableland NP, near radar station (16° 54’ 39” S, 145° 15’ 16” E); J88685, Hann Tableland NP, near radar station (16° 54’ 45” S, 145° 15’ 19” E); J88684, Hann Tableland NP, near radar station (16° 54’ 47” S, 145° 15’ 23” E); J91317, Walsh’s Pyramid, near Cairns (17° 06’ 54” S, 145° 47’ 43” E); J97580, J97586, J97588–89 Herberton Range (17°20’ 32” S, 145°25’ 22” E); J78233, State Forest 511, via Ravenshoe (17° 36’ 25” S, 145° 28’ 12” E); J92261, Kahlpahlin Rock trail, Lamb Range (17° 55’ 00” S, 145° 37’ 15” E). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A moderate sized (max. SVL ~ 58 mm), relatively short-bodied (AG/SVL 0.40–0.49) and long- tailed (oTL/SVL 0.83–1.05) member of the A. rhombifer group. Dorsal pattern an irregular, deeply notched, pale vertebral zone, bordered by dark edging. The dark dorsolateral points are often in close proximity to those on the opposite side, serving to exaggerate the zigzag effect, and they sometimes join to form dark transverse bands (particularly over the nape, shoulders or hip). Little to no webbing between third and fourth toes. Males with 2–4 (usually 3), large, pointed, postcloacal spurs (small and rounded in females) and 2–7 precloacal pores, with a narrow to moderate pore gap (1–5 scales). (Hoskin & Couper 2023)


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Comment 
EtymologyNebula sp. nov. = ‘cloud’ (a Latin noun); name reflects the elevated, cloudy habitat. 
References
  • HOSKIN, C. J., & COUPER, P. J. 2023. Revision of zigzag geckos (Diplodactylidae: Amalosia) in eastern Australia, with description of five new species. Zootaxa 5343(4), 301-337 - get paper here
 
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