Matoatoa spannringi NUSSBAUM, RAXWORTHY & PRONK, 1998
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Matoatoa spannringi NUSSBAUM, RAXWORTHY & PRONK 1998: 12 Matoatoa spannringi — RÖSLER 2000: 95 Matoatoa spannringi — HEINICKE et al. 2014 |
Distribution | SE Madagascar
Type locality: between Ambohimanana and Fiadanana, 690 m elevation , Ikongo Fivondronana, Fianarantsoa Province (21° 28.61’S, 47°33..83’ E).
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: UMMZ 218371, male |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (8112 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Matoatoa sp. have adhesive tail pads and NUSSBAUM et al. discuss such pads in other species of geckos. |
Etymology | Named after the collector, Jürgen Spannring. |
References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Funnell, Sheila; Megan Shrum, Emahalala Ellis and Franco Andreone. 2012. A new record of the phantom gecko Matoatoa spannringi from Sainte Luce, SE Madagascar augments the species’ known range. Herpetology Notes 6: 151-153
- Heinicke, Matthew P.; Juan D. Daza, Eli Greenbaum, Todd R. Jackman & Aaron M. Bauer 2014. Phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of a circum-Indian Ocean clade of leaf-toed geckos (Reptilia: Gekkota), with a description of two new genera. Systematics and Biodiversity 12 (1): 23-42, DOI:10.1080/14772000.2013.877999 - get paper here
- Nussbaum R.A., RAXWORTHY C.J. & PRONK,O. 1998. The ghost geckos of Madagascar: a further revision of the Malagasy leaf-toed geckos (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae). Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan 186: 1-26 - get paper here
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
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