Uroplatus fotsivava RATSOAVINA, GEHRING, SCHERZ, VIEITES, GLAW & VENCES, 2017
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Uroplatus fotsivava RATSOAVINA, GEHRING, SCHERZ, VIEITES, GLAW & VENCES 2017 Uroplatus sp. F (1) — RAXWORTHY et al. 2008 Uroplatus sp. 1 — RATSOAVINA et al. 2011 Uroplatus ebenaui [Ca1] — RATSOAVINA et al. 2012 Uroplatus ebenaui [Ca1] — RATSOAVINA et al. 2013 Uroplatus ebenaui [Ca1] — RATSOAVINA et al. 2015 |
Distribution | Madagascar (Antsiranana Province: Ambodimanga mountain) Type locality: Analabe forest on the Ambodimanga mountain near Antambato village, Antsiranana Province, northern Madagascar, 14.5048°S, 48.8760°E, 1361 m above sea level |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: ZSM 1830/2010 (field number ZCMV 12279), adult male, collected on the night of 6 June 2010, by M. Vences, D. R.Vieites, R. D. Randrianiaina, F. M. Ratsoavina, F. Randrianasolo, S. Rasamison, A. Rakotoarison, E. Rajeriarison and T. Rajoafiarison. Paratypes. ZSM 1831/2010 (ZCMV 12280) and ZSM 639/2014 (DRV 6067), two adult males, and ZSM 1829/2010 (ZCMV 1227), an adult female, all with the same collecting data as the holotype; ZSM 646/2014 (DRV 6326), adult male, collected at Ambodikakazo, 14.2098°S, 48.8981°E, 1411 m above sea level, on the night of 16 June 2010 by F. M. Ratsoavina and F. Randrianasolo; ZSM 648/2014 (DRV 6263), adult female, collected at Vinanitelo forest, Ambinanitelo, 14.2098°S, 48.9702°E, 1280 m above sea level, on the night of 22 June 2010 by D.R. Vieites, M. Vences, R. D. Randrianiaina, S. Rasamison, A. Rakotoarison, E. Rajeriarison and T. Rajoafiarison; ZSM 647/2014 (DRV 6409), adult female, collected close to the village of Bemanevika, 14.3600°S, 48.5903°E, 1538 m above sea level, on the night of 28 June 2010 by M. Vences, D.R. Vieites, R. D. Randrianiaina, F. M. Ratsoavina, F. Randrianasolo, S. Rasamison, A. Rakotoarison, E. Rajeriarison and T. Rajoafiarison; ZSM 645/2014 (DRV 6324), adult female, collected at the Ambodikakazo campsite, 14.2098°S, 48.8981°E, 1473 m above sea level, on the night of 17 June 2010 by F. M. Ratsoavina and F. Randrianasolo; ZSM 51/2016 – 55/2016 (MSZC 57, 81, 104, 113, 141) and UADBA uncatalogued (MSZC 67 and 118), three males and four females from Ampotsidy, 15 km north of Bealanana, (14.412–14.422°S, 48.712–48.722°E), 1293–1489 m above sea level, collected at night between the 18th December 2015 and 4th January 2016 by by M. D. Scherz, J. Borrell, L. Ball, T. Starnes, E. Razafimandimby, D. H. Nomenjanahary and J. Rabearivony. |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1906 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet fotsivava is a composite of the Malagasy words for white (fotsy) and mouth (vava). The name refers to the unpigmented oral mucosa of the species, as it was the first character we used to distinguish this new species to the other forms occurring in the Tsaratanana massif. The name is an invariable noun in apposition. |
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