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Paragehyra petiti ANGEL, 1929

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Angel's Petite Gecko 
SynonymParagehyra petiti ANGEL 1929: 489
Paragehyra petiti — ANGEL 1942: 60
Paragehyra petiti — WERMUTH 1965: 124
Paragehyra petiti — KLUGE 1993
Paragehyra petiti — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 277
Paragehyra petiti — RÖSLER 1995: 139
Paragehyra cf. petiti — BORA et al. 2009 
DistributionSW Madagascar (Tulear)

Type locality: Lavenombato, Tulear  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1929.0075 (not indicated in original description) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus): Paragehyra species are medium-sized geckos, ranging from about 59–75 mm in adult maximum SVL. The build is medium, with fairly slender limbs and a somewhat depressed body form. As in all gekkonids, eyelids do not function. Paragehyra species are generally brown or grayish in color, sometimes with spots, mottling, or other pattern elements. Paragehyra can be distinguished from other geckos by the following combination of characteristics: hyoid with second ceratobranchial cartilages; 14 scleral ossicles; stapedial foramen present; frontal single; parietal paired; cloacal bones present; phalangeal formula 2-3-4-5-3/2-3-4-5-4 (manus/pes); paraphalangeal elements absent; eye with vertical pupil having notched margins; digits free, dilated, bearing undivided adhesive lamellae; claws present, on digits II–V claw-bearing terminal phalanges extending beyond dilated pads, on digit I claw enclosed in asymmetric sheath, not extending beyond pad; dorsal scalation consists of small, juxtaposed granules intermixed with larger tubercles; preanal pores present; tail moderately depressed, moderate length, tapering; females lay two hard-shelled eggs (Kluge 1967, Kluge and Nussbaum 1995, Nussbaum and Raxworthy 1994).


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CommentType species: Paragehyra petiti ANGEL 1929 is the type species of the genus Paragehyra ANGEL 1929. 
EtymologyNamed after G. Petit, the collector of the holotype. 
References
  • Angel, F. 1929. Description d’un Gecko nouveau, de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 54:489-491
  • Angel, F. 1942. Les Lézards de Madagascar. Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive XXXVI: 193 pp.
  • Crottini, Angelica; D. James Harris, Aurélien Miralles, Frank Glaw, Richard K. B. Jenkins, J. Christian Randrianantoandro, Aaron M. Bauer and Miguel Vences 2014. Morphology and Molecules reveal Two New Species of the poorly studied Gecko Genus Paragehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 15:175–198; DOI 10.1007/s13127-014-0191-5 - get paper here
  • Gardner CJ, Raxworthy CJ, Metcalfe K, Raselimanana AP, Smith RJ, Davies ZG 2015. Comparing Methods for Prioritising Protected Areas for Investment: A Case Study Using Madagascar’s Dry Forest Reptiles. PLoS One 10 (7): e0132803, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132803 - get paper here
  • Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3)
  • Glaw, Frank and Kathrin Schmidt 2003. Beobachtungen an Paragehyra petiti, einem lange Zeit verschollenen Gecko aus Madagaskar (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 4: 34-39
  • Nussbaum R A. Raxworthy C J. 1994. The genus Paragehyra (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) in southern Madagascar. Journal of Zoology 232 (1): 37-59. - get paper here
  • Rösler, Herbert 1995. Geckos der Welt - Alle Gattungen. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp.
 
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