Hemidactylus boavistensis (BOULENGER, 1906)
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Hemidactylus boavistensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | Hemidactylus boavistensis boavistensis BOULENGER 1906 Hemidactylus boavistensis chevalieri ANGEL 1935 |
| Common Names | E: Boavista Leaf-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus boavistensis BOULENGER 1906: 198 Hemidactylus bouvieri boavistensis — LOVERIDGE 1947: 121 Hemidactylus bouvieri boavistensis — MERTENS 1955: 5 Hemidactylus bouvieri boavistensis — WERMUTH 1965: 71 Hemidactylus bouvieri boavistensis — SCHLEICH 1987: 53 Hemidactylus bouvieri boavistensis — KÖHLER et al. 2007 Hemidactylus boavistensis —ARNOLD et al. 2008 Hemidactylus boavistensis — RÖSLER 2015 Hemidactylus bouvieri boavistensis — BRETEL 2018 Hemidactylus boavistensis — VASCONCELOS et al. 2020 Hemidactylus boavistensis chevalieri ANGEL 1935 Hemidactylus chevalieri ANGEL 1935: 166 (fide MERTENS 1955) Hemidactylus boavistensis boavistensis — VASCONCELOS et al. 2020: 520 |
| Distribution | Cape Verde Islands (Boa Vista, Santa Maria) boavistensis: Boa Vista Island; Type locality: Boa Vista Island. chevalieri: Sal Island, Cabo Verde; Type locality. Santa Maria, Sal Island & unkown locality, Sal Island, Cabo Verde Archipelago. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: RMNH RENA 24123- 28, paratypes: MSNG [boavistensis] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (boavistensis): Very similar to H. b. chevalieri, but usually with four to five lamellas under the first finger according to Angel (1935). Angel (1935) also claims that the transverse bands on the head and nape are usually more marked, but we found this to be highly variable and of little use for identification (see Fig. 7). Even though dorsal colouration is highly variable, Boavista individuals are usually lighter than Sal ones (Vasconcelos et la. 2020: 519). Diagnosis (chevalieri): Very similar to H. b. boavistensis but usually with six lamellas under the first finger according to Angel (1935). Angel (1935) also claims that head and nape colouration is generally also different as regards to the transverse bands, which are usually lacking or less clear than in the nominotypical subspecies (see Fig. 7), but we found this to be highly variable and of little use for identification. Even though dorsal colouration is highly variable, Sal individuals are usually darker than Boavista ones (Vasconcelos et la. 2020: 520). |
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| Etymology | Named after Aime Bouvier (died 1919), a French collector and zoologist who became Secretary of the French Zoological Society (1876). |
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