Hemidactylus carivoensis LOBÓN-ROVIRA, CONRADIE, IGLESIAS, ERNST, VERÍSSIMO, BAPTISTA & PINTO, 2021
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Hemidactylus carivoensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Hemidactylus carivoensis LOBÓN-ROVIRA, CONRADIE, IGLESIAS, ERNST, VERÍSSIMO, BAPTISTA & PINTO 2021: 488 |
| Distribution | Angola (Benguela Province). Type locality: Angola (Benguela Prov., Carivo) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: FKH0033, adult female, collected by Pedro Vaz Pinto. Paratypes: PEM R24218, MNCN 50542, ZMB 90453, ZMB 90452, MNCN 50543. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized Hemidactylus, with SVL of 43.2 mm (mean) and maximum width of 8.8 mm (Fig. 14). 9–11 supralabials and 8–10 infralabials. Dorsal pholidosis with 15–22 rows of moderate strongly keeled tubercle scales and ventral pholidosis with 32–38 smooth and rounded scale rows around midbody. Hemidactylus carivoensis sp. nov. present a moderate, triangular, moderate rounded posteriorly mental scale, two large postmentals followed by two large post-postmentals. Tail with four strongly keeled dorsal tubercles rows dorsally and subcaudal scales small, about one fourth of the tail width, interspersed by large series of horizontal whorls of keeled scales. Males with 15–22 continuous precloacal-femoral pores. Five divided scansors beneath first digit of both manus and pes, seven or eight beneath fourth digit of manus, nine beneath the fourth digit of pes. Dorsum darker coloration on the dorsal part of the head that continues along the medial part of the dorsum until the sacrum. (Lobon-Rovira et al. 2021) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The species epithet “carivoensis” refers to the Farm Carivo, an old estate situated along the banks of the mid-lower Coporolo River on the coastal plain of Benguela Province, and where most of the type series was collected. The species proved to be common in the area, and by recognizing the farm, we also acknowledge the ongoing support from the owners to researchers, similar to the Chapmans nearly a century ago. (Lobon-Rovira et al. 2021). |
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