Gonatodes ligiae DONOSO-BARROS, 1967
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Gonatodes ligiae
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Gonatodes ligiae DONOSO-BARROS 1967 Gonatodes concinnatus ligiae — RIVERO-BLANCO 1979: 92 Gonatodes concinnatus ligiae — RIVERO-BLANCO & BARRIO-AMORÓS 2002 Gonatodes ligiae — STURARO & AVILA-PIRES 2011 Gonatodes ligiae — CAICEDO-PORTILLA & SUÁREZ-BADILLO 2021 |
| Distribution | Venezuela (Llanos (HR 33: 67), N Colombia (Arauca) Type locality: Bosque de la Carabela, Barinitas, Venezuela. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: MZUC 11261 (Museo Zoologico, Concepción, Chile), adult male, (there are also syntypes in BMNH 1946.9.7.10-12 (3), at least according to the BMNH online catalog). Other specimens: TCWC 57237 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized Gonatodes, with maximum SLV of 40.7 mm. Scales around midbody 109–128. Ventral scales in a longitudinal row 45–52. Proximal subdigital lamellae as wide as digits, in total 15–17 under fourth finger, 18–21 under fourth toe. Two, occasionally three, lateral rows of scales on distal portion of fingers and toes. Tail with midventral scales distinctly wider than long, forming a repetitive sequence of two single midventrals (one after the other), each in contact laterodistally with one scale per side, followed by a single midventral in contact laterodistally with two scales per side (1’1’1”). A white suprahumeral bar, bordered by black, present both in males and females, although more conspicuous in males; it extends dorsally to approximately the dorsolateral region. Males with head and trunk dorsally without vermiculations; no dark streaks on gular region (Sturaro & Avila-Pires 2011: 14). |
| Comment | Description: G. ligiae shows dramatic sexual dimorphism (see Fig. 8 in STURARO & AVILA-PIRES 2011). Distribtion: reports from Peru are in error. Behavior: mainly diurnal Synonymy: Rivero-Blanco (1968), based on specimens from the type locality but without examining the type material of G. ligiae, considered it a synonym of G. concinnatus. Etymology: not given by Donoso-Barros, also not a close family member of Donoso-Barros fide Daniel Pincheira-Donoso (pers. comm.). |
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