Tropiocolotes yomtovi RIBEIRO-JUNIOR, TAMAR, MAZA, FLECKS, WAGNER, SHACHAM, CALVO, GENIEZ, CROCHET, KOCH, & MEIRI, 2022
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Tropiocolotes yomtovi RIBEIRO-JUNIOR, TAMAR, MAZA, FLECKS, WAGNER, SHACHAM, CALVO, GENIEZ, CROCHET, KOCH, & MEIRI 2022 |
| Distribution | Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia Type locality: Holland Park, Eilat, Israel (29.57° N, 34.96° E) |
| Reproduction | Oviparous; 1 egg per clutch (RIBEIRO-JUNIOR et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: TAU.R 19032, adult female collected by Shai Meiri on 27 March 2019. Paratypes: TAU.R 19033, male, same collection details as the holotype; BEV 10886, male collected by P. Geniez and G. Geniez on 28 March 2010, at ‘Piste du Bait Ali Camp’, W of Wadi Rum, Jordan (29.69° N, 35.43° E); CAS 148526–27, males, collected by J. Gasperetti on 15 June 1978, at Haql, Saudi Arabia (29.30° N, 34.95°E); BMNH1978.368, male, collected by J. Gasperetti on 15 June 1978, at Haql, Saudi Arabia (29.30° N, 34.95° E); NMP6V 71082, collected in 1998, at Aqaba, Jordan (29.56°N, 35.03° E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Tropiocolotes yomtovi is distinguished from all other species of Tropiocolotes by the combination of the following characters: (1) unicarinate lamellae under fingers and toes; (2) mean snout–vent length = 22.24 mm; (3) mean axilla–groin length = 10.20 mm; (4) mean head length = 6.17 mm; (5) mean lower arm length = 3.56 mm; (6) mean shank length = 4.24 mm; (7) mean number of interorbital scales = 15.31; (8) mean number of supralabials = 9.05; (9) mean number of infralabials = 7.69; (10) mean number of gular scales = 31.98; (11) mean number of lamellae under fourth fingers = 12.71; and (12) mean number of lamellae under fourth toes = 16.24. (RIBEIRO-JUNIOR 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 2093 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Diet: The diet is composed of tiny arthropods. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a noun in the genitive case honouring Yoram Yom-Tov (born 1938), the former curator of terrestrial vertebrates at the Tel Aviv University Zoological Museum (now the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University), a superb zoologist, teacher, mentor and colleague, who introduced some of us to these marvellous tiny geckos. |
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