Goggia rupicola (FITZSIMONS, 1938)

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Namaqua Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko
Synonym	Phyllodactylus lineatus rupicolus FITZSIMONS 1938: 162 Phyllodactylus lineatus rupicolus — KLUGE 1993 Phyllodactylus rupicolus — BRANCH et al. 1995: 40 Goggia rupicola — BAUER et al. 1997 Goggia rupicola — RÖSLER 2000: 83 Goggia rupicola — BATES et al. 2014: 113
Distribution	Republic of South Africa; Type locality: between O´okiep and Springbok, Little-Namaqualand
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 18161
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other members of the P. lineatus complex by a combination of the following features: usually four preanal pores in males, a high number of midbody scale rows (80-90), 10-12 scales between the nostril and anterior margin of the orbit, usually 2 (1-3) nasorostrals. and a dorso-ventrally flattened head and body. In addition, it differs by 4-6 fixed alleles from the other taxa examined electrophoretically (Branch et al. 1995: 40). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1718 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: see map in Conradie et al. 2025: 553 (Fig. 1)
Etymology	Named after Latin rūpes = rock, referring to the rupicolous nature of this species.
References	Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M.; Burger, M., Marais, J.; Alexander, G.J. & de Villliers, M.S. (eds.) 2014. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 pp. Bauer A M. Good D A. Branch W R. 1997. The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 49 (14): 447-497. - get paper here Branch, W. R., A. M. BAUER & D. A. GOOD 1995. Species limits in the Phyllodactylus lineatus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with the elevation of two taxa to specific status and the description of two new species. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa 44 (2): 33-54. - get paper here CONRADIE, W., HUNDERMARK, C., KEMP, L., & KEATES, C. 2025. New Pygmy Gecko (Goggia: Gekkonidae) from the arid Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Zootaxa 5618(4): 552-570 - get paper here Fitzsimons,V.F.M. 1938. Transvaal Museum Expedition to South-West Africa and Little Namaqualand, May to August 1937 - Reptiles and Amphibians. Annals Transvaal Mus. 19 (2): 153-209 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Tolley, K.A., Conradie, W., Pietersen, D.W., Weeber, J., Burger, M. & Alexander, G.J. (eds) 2023. Conservation status of the reptiles of South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. Suricata 10. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0607/0419.jpeg http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0208/1364.jpeg Google images

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