Tropiocolotes tassiliensis RIBEIRO-JUNIOR, KOCH, FLECKS, CALVO & MEIRI, 2022
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Tropiocolotes tassiliensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Tropiocolotes tassiliensis RIBEIRO-JUNIOR, KOCH, FLECKS, CALVO & MEIRI 2022 |
| Distribution | SE Algeria (Hoggar Plateau: Hoggar and Tassili n’Ajjer mountain ranges) Type locality: 3 km E of Tamanrasset on road to Adriane, Algeria (22.79N, 5.56E). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: CAS 138662, adult female, collected by T. Papenfuss, R. Drewes, and E. Morris, on 18 May 1974. Paratypes (n = 7): MNHN-RA-0.9016, juvenile male, collected by H. Lhote, at Initinen, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria (25.818N, 8.138E); MNHN-RA-1932.119–20, adults, male and female respectively, collected at Amguid, Algeria (26.428N, 5.378E); ZFMK 2352, juvenile, collected in 1914 by H. Frhr. Geyr v. Schweppenburg, at Oued Amra, Algeria (25.008N, 5.508E); ZFMK 2353, juvenile male, collected on 22 January 1914 by H. Frhr. Geyr v. Schweppenburg, at Hoggar, Ti-n-Sig, Algeria (28.078N, 6.058E); ZFMK 19853, adult female, collected on 15 October 1976 by U. Joger and J. Joger, at 15 km south of Terhenanet, Algeria (23.058N, 5.438E); ZFMK 33839, adult female, collected on 20 December 1980 by U. Joger and J. Joger, at 90 km south of In Salah, Algeria (26.528N, 3.048E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Tropiocolotes tassiliensis sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of Tropiocolotes by the combination of the following characters: 1) smooth dorsal and ventral scales; 2) two pairs of postmental scales; 3) 30–38 gular scales; 4) 46–53 scales around midbody; 5) 51–59 dorsal scales; 6) wide transverse or oblique brown bands on dorsal surface of head and body; 7) 10–11 premaxillary tooth loci; 8) 28–31 maxillary tooth loci; 9) 33–37 dentary tooth loci; 10) small premaxilla-maxilla aperture; 11) transverse posterior margin of frontal almost straight, or slightly rounded medially, forming a slightly sinuous suture with the parietal; 12) anteriormost part of septomaxilla in contact with maxilla and vomer; 13) medial margin of pterygoid palatine process slightly concavely curved; 14) laterally pointing shaft of stapes straight; 15) crista alaris of prootic large, rounded, or triangular; 16) mental foramina of dentary located between 3rd/4th and 23rd/24th tooth (Ribeiro-Júnior et al. 2022). 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 2941 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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