Lygodactylus baptistai MARQUES, CERIACO, BUEHLER, BANDEIRA, JANOTA & BAUER, 2020
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Lygodactylus baptistai
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Lygodactylus baptistai MARQUES, CERIACO, BUEHLER, BANDEIRA, JANOTA & BAUER 2020 |
| Distribution | Angola (Namibe: Serra de Neve Inselberg) Type locality: Mamué riparian area, Namibe Province, southwestern Angola [-13.80080°, 13.12350°, 715 m a.s.l.], |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype CAS 263557, field number AMB 10328, adult male; (Figs. 10–11) collected on a tree by L. Ceríaco, S. Bandeira and I. Agarwal, on 22 November 2016. Paratype. An adult female (CAS 263551, field number AMB 10329), same data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized Lygodactylus species. Lygodactylus baptistai sp. nov. can be distinguished from other member of its genus by the following combination of characteristics: 1) three scales (rostral, one supranasal and 1st supralabial) entering the nostril; 2) nostril broadly in contact with the rostral; 3) mental followed by two postmentals; 4) first infralabial < 25% overlap with postpostmental; 5) 15 to 16 rows of ventral scales at midbody; 6) 5 precloacal pores; 7) median subcaudals more than 3⁄4 of the tail width arranged in a single broad row (Fig. 4C); 8) venter bright yell(ow; 9) black markings on a bright yellow background on the gular region on males (Marques et al. 2020). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “baptistai”, formed in the genitive singular and is masculine. It is given in honor of Álvaro “Varito” Baptista, from Omauha Lodge, Namibe Province, Angola. This recognition is due to the friendship of the Baptista family and their important role in the support of the author’s expeditions, especially to Serra da Neve. |
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