Lygodactylus morii VENCES, MULTZSCH, ZEBE, GIPPNER, ANDREONE, CROTTINI, GLAW, KÖHLER, RAKOTOMANGA, RASAMISON & RASELIMANANA, 2024
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Lygodactylus morii
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Lygodactylus morii VENCES, MULTZSCH, ZEBE, GIPPNER, ANDREONE, CROTTINI, GLAW, KÖHLER, RAKOTOMANGA, RASAMISON & RASELIMANANA 2024: 432 |
| Distribution | Madagascar (Ankarafantsika National Park) Type locality: near Ampijoroa, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar (approximate geographical coordinates 16.3°S, 46.82°E) |
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| Types | Holotype. ZSM 501/2001 (field number FGMV = MV 2001.300), adult male (Fig. 5, 10), collected by M. Vences, D.R. Vieites, G. Garcia, V. Raherisoa, and A. Rasoamamonjinirina on 22 February 2001. Paratypes. A total of nine specimens (only genotyped individuals included in paratype series). ZSM 151/2013 (ZCMV 14173), one female, collected by F. Ratsoavina, J. Erens, and E. Rajeriarison, between Soalala and Mahajanga (at geographical coordinates 16.05298°S, 45.81034°E, 8 m a.s.l.), on 3 January 2013; ZSM 152/2013 (ZCMV 14172), one male, collected by F. Ratsoavina, J. Erens, and E. Rajeriarison at Katsepy (Ankiririka; 15.71289°S, 46.21650°E, 18 m a.s.l.), on 4 January 2013; ZSM 224/2018 (FGZC 5701), ZSM 225/2018 (FGZC 5705) and ZSM 226/2018 (FGZC 5706), three females, collected by F. Glaw, D. Prötzel, N.A. Raharinoro, R.N. Ravelojaona, A. Razafimanantsoa, J. Forster, K. Glaw, T. Glaw, and C. Zanotelli at Antsanitia (15.567710°S, 46.423104°E, ca. 10 m a.s.l.), on 28 March 2018; ZSM 227/2018 (FGZC 5727), female, collected by F. Glaw, D. Prötzel, N.A. Raharinoro, R.N. Ravelojaona, A. Razafimanantsoa, J. Forster, K. Glaw, T. Glaw, and C. Zanotelli at Antrema (15.716604°S, 46.216802°E, 90 m a.s.l.), on 31 March 2018; ZSM 159/2022 (ZCMV 15703), UADBA-ZCMV 15704, UADBAZCMV 15705, one male and two females, collected by M. Vences, S. Rakotomanga, S. Rasamison, and P. Galán near Ampijoroa, Ankarafantsika National Park (approximate geographical coordinates 16.3°S, 46.82°E), on 12 November 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: L. morii sp. nov. is characterized as member of the L. tolampyae complex (and thereby distinguishable from all other Malagasy Lygodactylus not belonging to the complex) by combination of a mental scale semi-divided by a suture, broad contact of the posterior projection of the mental scale with the first infralabial scale, and three postmental scales; furthermore, it is characterized by the absence of whorls on the tail, and a typical look of the head with relatively large eyes. It is distinguished from L. tolampyae sensu stricto (as defined herein; mitochondrial lineages A+B and possibly G) by significantly higher mean counts of dorsal scales despite widely overlapping ranges (mean 246 vs. 229; ranges 225–269 vs. 204–241; Mann-Whitney U-test P<0.001), and possibly by a tendency towards broader posterior contact between the mental scale and the first infralabial scale, and by fewer (1 vs. 2–3) internasal scales in the majority of specimens. From a molecular perspective, the new species is characterized by numerous diagnostic nucleotide positions in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene: MolD identified a robust diagnostic nucleotide combination of an ‘A’ in the site 1072, ‘C’ in the site 1091, and ‘G’ in the site 1108 (positions relative to the full 16S rRNA gene of Phelsuma guimbeaui). (Vences et al. 2024) Additional details (4204 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Akira Mori, Kyoto University, in recognition of his contributions to reptile biology and especially his leading role in the study of reptiles in Ankarafantsika National Park. The species epithet is a noun in the genitive case. |
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