Rhoptropus minimus LOBÓN-ROVIRA, HEINICKE, BAUER, CONRADIE & VAZ-PINTO, 2025
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Rhoptropus minimus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Rhoptropus minimus LOBÓN-ROVIRA, HEINICKE, BAUER, CONRADIE & VAZ-PINTO 2025 |
| Distribution | Angola (Namibe) Type locality: Bentiaba region, Namibe Province (−14.1250, 12.5361), Angola |
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| Types | Holotype. MNCN 53501 (field number P4.238), adult female with incision in the abdominal region, collected on September 21, 2024 by JLR and PVP. Paratypes. MNCN 53502 and MHNCUP/REP0988 (field num- ber JLRZC0089–90, respectively), adult males, collected in Baba region, Namibe Province (−14.8354, 12.2296) on February 17, 2020 by JLR and PVP. FKH 0617 (field number P1.191), adult male, collected in Praia de Soba, Namibe Province (−14.7467, 12.2894) on August 10, 2021 by PVP. FKH 1446 (field number JLRZC0423), adult female, collected 20 km north of Moçamedes, Namibe Province (−15.0297, 12.2357) on February 6, 2025 by JLR and PVP. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small-sized diurnal gecko (max. SVL < 39 mm), clearly belonging to the R. barnardi group, based on the presence of small and irregular subcaudal scales (Figure 3) and its phylogenetic placement (Figure 1). It has 9–11 supralabials and 7–8 infralabials. Dorsal pholidosis with small granular scales. Dorsum with light yellowish to gray background color, with soft orange-rust reticulation pattern interspersed by small black and light cream to whitish spots extending from head to tail tip. The mental scale is rectangular, twice as long as it is wide, and followed by a uniform row of chin shields. The nostrils are surrounded by three tubercular nasal scales. Nasal scales can be in direct contact or separated by one or two internasal scales. Ventral pholidosis with larger, flattened, juxtaposed scales. Males with four precloacal pores, separated into two groups by two or three enlarged poreless scales (Figure 4, Table S4). Digits elongated, with 16–18 (10 + 7) lamellae under the fourth toe. (Lobón-Rovira et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4430 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Latin adjective minimus, which refers to the characteristically small size of the species. |
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