Gehyra serraticauda SKIPWITH & OLIVER, 2014
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Gehyra serraticauda SKIPWITH & OLIVER 2014 |
Distribution | Indonesia (West Papua) Type locality: Fakfak, Onin Peninsula (~2°55'"S, 132°18'E), West Papua Province, Indonesia. |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: MCZ R7314, adult male, purchased from Antwerp Edgar Pratt. Date of original collection unknown, but lodged in the MCZ collection in 1909. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gehyra serraticauda is distinguished from other Gehyra species by the following suite of characters: moderately large size (91 mm SVL), prominent popliteal fold on the hindlimbs, high number of digital lamellae (finger IV = 16, toe IV = 17), distal lamellae deeply notched, rostral concave, supranasals small and widely separated by numerous small internasals, preanal pores arranged in a long single continuous chevron (36), and original tail strongly compressed dorsoventrally and adorned with a continuous series of acuminate scales on the lateral edges. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet is a feminine combination of the Latin adjective ‘serratus’ (notched like a saw) and the noun “cauda” (tail), and refers to the distinctive enlarged lateral scales on the tail of this species. |
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