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Ancylodactylus mathewsensis MALONZA & BAUER, 2022

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAncylodactylus mathewsensis MALONZA & BAUER 2022: 116 
DistributionC Kenya

Type locality: Mathews Range Forest at Mugur area, Namunyak Conservancy, Samburu County, Kenya (01.25558° N, 37.22130° E; 1768 m).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NMK-L3375/1, adult male, collected 9 June 2010 by Patrick K. Malonza & Justus Ochong.
Paratypes. NMK-L3375/2, adult female and NMK-L3375/4, adult male, same data as holotype; NMK-L3368/3, adult female, Mathews Range Forest, Lemurit area, Samburu County, Kenya (01.17122° N, 37.34365° E; 1469 m), collected 4 June 2010 by Patrick K. Malonza & Justus Ochong. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small-sized Ancylodactylus, both sexes with a maximum SVL of approximately 40 mm. Dorsal scalation mostly homogeneous with smooth, granular scales. Trunk with a few small, scattered tubercles, particularly in the sacral region; may otherwise be atuberculate, or there may be a single row of tubercles on each flank. Limbs and digits long, with enlarged basal lamellae under and proximal to penultimate interphalangeal joint (4 under digit IV). Original tail slightly longer than SVL. Tail dorsum distal to the pygal portion of the tail atuberculate; median subcaudal scales transversely widened and in a single row. Male precloacal pores in a single continuous row of 6–7. Dorsal pattern of pale fleurs-de-lis and spots on a yellowishto grayish-brown background; diamond-shaped markings on tail. Ventral coloration of trunk yellow, tail venter orange, chin and anterior throat whitish with diffuse dark longitudinal stripes. whitish with faint darker markings on throat and trunk. (MALONZA & BAUER 2022)


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CommentDistribution: see map in MALONZA & BAUER 2022: 104 (Fig. 1). 
EtymologyNamed for the Mathews Range, the type locality of this taxon. 
References
  • MALONZA, P. K., & BAUER, A. M. 2022. Resurrection of the African gecko genus Ancylodactylus Müller, 1907 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and description of six new species from Kenya. Zootaxa 5141 (2): 101-139 - get paper here
 
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