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Lepidodactylus zweifeli KRAUS, 2019

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLepidodactylus zweifeli KRAUS 2019: 309 
DistributionPapua New Guinea (Madang Province, Adelbert Mts)

Type locality: Wanuma, 4.90°S, 145.33°E, 2200 feet [= 670 m], Adelbert Mts., Madang Province, Papua New Guinea  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. AMNH 105088 (field tag RZ 08430), mature male, collected by R. Zweifel, 5 August 1969.
Paratype. Same data as holotype (AMNH 105087). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A medium-sized (adult SVL 41–44.5 mm) species of Lepidodactylus having a subcylindrical tail without a lateral fringe of enlarged scales; all subterminal scansors entire; 40 enlarged precloacal/femoral scales in three series extending along entire femoral region, 38 precloacal/femoral pores in three series in the sole male, with the lateral series on each thigh separated by 2–3 scales from the precloacal series; 9–12 T4 lamellae, 7–8 T1 lamel- lae; fairly narrow toes (T4W/T4L = 0.24–27) with basal webbing (T3T4webL/T4L = 0.10–0.13, T4T5webL/T4L = 0.08–0.12); narrow snout (EN/IN = 1.72–1.79); and dorsum with dark-brown markings but no pale spots.


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Comment 
EtymologyThe name is a genitive honorific for the collector, Richard Zweifel (1926–2019), whose contributions to knowledge of the herpetofauna of New Guinea and nearby islands were foundational to current understanding. See Cole & Zweifel 2020 for biographical details. 
References
  • COLE, C. J., AND M. K. ZWEIFEL 2020. Obituaries: Life History and Behavior of Richard George Zweifel (1926–2019). Herpetological Review 51: 189-193.
  • Kraus, Fred 2019. New species of Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from New Guinea and adjacent islands. Zootaxa 4651 (2): 305–329 - get paper here
 
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