Geckolepis humbloti VAILLANT, 1887
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Comoran fish scale gecko |
Synonym | Geckolepis humbloti VAILLANT 1887 Geckolepis humbloti — HAWLITSCHEK et al. 2015 |
Distribution | Grande Comore (Comoro Islands), Madagascar Type locality: Grande Comore |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Syntype: MNHN-RA 1885.0480–0482 (3 syntypes) |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Geckolepis humbloti is a species of Geckolepis that differs from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters (see also Table 2): maximum SVL (65.3 mm), number of scale rows around midbody (22–30), number of infralabials to level of anterior margin of eye (3.0–4.0), number of ventral scale rows from postmentals to vent (33–41), and mental scale condition—innermost pair of large postmental scales in contact with each other posterior to mental scale (type E) or separated by a median postmental scale (type F). Additional details (1607 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Synonymy: Geckolepis humbloti has been synonymized with G. maculata by ANGEL 1942. Most subsequent authors followed this, e.g. WERMUTH 1965, KLUGE et al. 1993. HAWLITSCHEK et al. 2015 resurrected humbloti as it is paraphyletic with maculata based on DNA data. Behavior: nocturnal |
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