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Asaccus gallagheri (ARNOLD, 1972)

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Higher TaxaPhyllodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Gallagher's Gecko 
SynonymPhyllodactylus gallagheri ARNOLD 1972: 113
Asaccus gallagheri — DIXON & ANDERSON 1973: 157
Phyllodactylus gallagheri — ARNOLD 1977: 97
Asaccus gallagheri — KLUGE 1993
Asaccus gallagheri — RÖSLER 2000: 60
Asaccus gallagheri — PAPENFUSS et al. 2010 
DistributionUnited Arab Emirates, Oman, elevation 10-1700 m.

Type locality: Masafi, 25°18'30"N 56°10'E, United Arab Emirates.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1971.42, juvenile 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The only species of Asaccus to lack enlarged dorsal tubercles. (1) Small (40 mm from snout to vent or less; (2) scales across supraorbital region fine; (3, 4, 5) dorsal tubercles absent on back, occiput, upper arm and elsewhere; (6) subtibial scales small; (7) paired terminal scansors on digits not extending markedly beyond claws; (8) phalanges in fourth toe not reduced to four; (9) cloacal tubercle minute or absent; (10) tail tip not laterally compressed or vertically expanded; (11) no enlarged tubercles on tail; (12) subcaudal series of expanded scales does not reach vent area anteriorly; (13) dorsum with a pattern of narrow dark transverse bars in preserved material; (14) tail colour sexually dimorphic, being white barred black in females and yellow in males; (15) dorsal dark bars on the tail of females extend ventrally; (16) tail not coiled and waved [ARNOLD & GARDNER 1994]. 
CommentDistribution: See map in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2019 for map in UAE. 
EtymologyNamed after the collector of the types, Michael D. Gallagher. 
References
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  • Arnold, E. N. 1977. Little-known geckoes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Arabia with descriptions of two new species from the Sultanate of Oman. The Scientific Results of the Oman Flora and Fauna Survey, 1975. Journal of Oman Studies, Special Report, (1):81—110 [1975]
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  • Burriel-Carranza, B., Els, J., & Carranza, S. 2022. Reptiles & amphibians of the Hajar Mountains CSIC, Barcino Solucions Gràfiques, SL, Barcelona, - get paper here
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