Pristurus assareen BURRIEL-CARRANZA, KOPPETSCH, GARCIA-PORTA & CARRANZA, 2025
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Pristurus assareen
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| Higher Taxa | Sphaerodactylidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: As Sareen Semaphore Gecko |
| Synonym | Pristurus assareen BURRIEL-CARRANZA, KOPPETSCH, GARCIA-PORTA & CARRANZA in BURRIEL-CARRANZA et al. 2025: 71 Pristurus rupestris — ARNOLD 1977: 106 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — ARNOLD 1986: 421 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — ARNOLD 2009: 3 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — VAN DER KOOIJ 2000: 116 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008: 122 (part.) Pristurus rupestris — GARDNER 2013: 178 (part.) |
| Distribution | N Oman (Wadi As Sareen Nature Reserve) Type locality: Wadi As Sareen Nature Reserve, 1,682 m asl, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.13182’N, 58.61912’E, WGS84 |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZFMK 104095 (sample code CN3704), adult male, collected in November 2014 by S. Carranza (assigned to Pristurus rupestris rupestris candidate species 16 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017 and to Pristurus rupestris BFD12 in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]. Paratypes. IBES7257 (sample code S7257; MorphoBank M849924–M849928), adult female from Wadi As Sareen Nature Reserve, 1,683 m asl, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.13167’N, 58.61889’E, WGS84, collected in May 2011 by S. Carranza, F. Amat and E. Go ́mez-D ́ıaz (assigned to P. r. rupestris candidate species 16 from Garcia-Porta et al. 2017 and to Pristurus rupestris BFD12 in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]; MZB 2024– 0989 (sample code CN192; MorphoBank M849930–M849932), juvenile from Wadi As Sareen Nature Reserve, 1,682 m asl, Eastern Hajars (North Oman), 22.13182’N, 58.61912’E, WGS84, collected in May 2014 by S. Carranza (assigned to P. r. rupestris candidate species 16 from Gar- cia-Porta et al. 2017 and to Pristurus rupestris BFD12 in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2024; see Table 1) [27, 28]. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pristurus assareen sp. nov. corresponds to a genetically highly distinct lineage from the Pristurus rupestris species complex sensu Garcia-Porta et al. (2017) [27] inhabiting a secluded and small region of the Eastern Hajar Mountains, North Oman. It is sister taxon to P. rupestris sensu stricto and constitutes the youngest divergence within the species complex about 3.7 mya (95% HPD: 3.0–4.5 mya; Fig 5). This small species of Pristurus is only known from a single locality and is characterized by a combination of the following characters: (1) a maximum recorded SVL of 23.96 mm; (2) 6–7 upper labial scales; (3) 3–4 lower labial scales; (4) 3–5 small postmental scales; (5) absence of mid-dorsal enlarged scales (crest) on the body; (6) laterally compressed tail usually with conspicuous dorsal and smaller ventral enlarged scales (crest) in males, and less conspicuous (sometimes absent) in females; (7) one unique mutation in alignment rag1: A instead of C in position 200; (8) one unique mutation in alignment rag2: A instead og G in position 325 (see S1 Appendix). (BURRIEL-CARRANZA et al. 2025) Additional details (5050 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: P. ali, P. feulneri, P. omanensis, and P. rupestris. |
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