Ancylodactylus kituiensis MALONZA & BAUER, 2022
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Ancylodactylus kituiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Ancylodactylus kituiensis MALONZA & BAUER 2022: 110 |
| Distribution | CS Kenya Type locality: Mutha Hill, Kitui South, Kenya (01.77512° S, 38.40588° E; 1300 m elevation) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NMK-L2702/2, adult male, collected 6 October 2004 by Patrick K. Malonza & Joash O. Nyamache. Paratypes. NMK-L2702/1, adult female, same data as for holotype; NMK-L2744/1, adult male, Itiani Spring, Endau Hill, Kitui East, Kenya (01.24883° S, 38.54122° E; 772 m), collected 9 April 2005 by Victor D. Wasonga & Joash O. Nyamache; L2708/1, adult female, Itiani Stream Spring, Endau Hill, Kitui East, Kenya (01.23710° S, 38.54608° E; 800 m elevation), collected 13 October 2004 by Patrick K. Malonza & Joash O. Nyamache; L3559/1, adult male and L3559/5, adult female, Nzambani Rock, Kitui Central, Kenya (01.42645° S, 38.05622° E; 1145 m), collected 18 December 2014 by Patrick K. Malonza; L3780/1 adult male, Kaita Village, Mutomo in Kitui South, Kenya (01.77571° S, 38.34748° E; 846 m) collected 7 June 2016 by Victor Wasonga, Jacob M. Ngwava, Hesborn Nyambati & Daniel Kinaa Mutui; L3775/4, adult male, Mutomo Hill, Kitui South, Kenya (01.84515° S, 38.21529° E; 959 m), collected 9 June 2016 by Victor Wasonga, Jacob M. Ngwava, Hesborn Nyambati & Daniel Kinaa Mutui. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium to large-sized Ancylodactylus with both sexes reaching about 50 mm SVL. Dorsal scalation heterogeneous, minute granular scales with enlarged, regularly-arranged, rounded tubercles in 8 to 9 longitudinal rows at midbody extending posteriorly from the nape or occiput. 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; dorsum of tail tuberculate, four rows of pointed, keeled tubercles proximally, becoming more rounded and reducing to only two rows distally; median subcaudal scales with alternating pattern of single enlarged scales and pairs of somewhat smaller scales. Male precloacal pores in a single continuous row of 8–13. Dorsal pattern of dark and light spots and yellowish lines on a gray-brown background; tail distinctly banded. Ventral coloration whitish with dark markings on throat and trunk and a yellow to orange tail venter. (MALONZA & BAUER 2022) Additional details (5313 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in MALONZA & BAUER 2022: 104 (Fig. 1). |
| Etymology | Named for Kitui County, the more inclusive locality within which the dryland rocky hills and out- crops occupied by this species occur. |
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