Resurrection of the African gecko genus Ancylodactylus Müller, 1907 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and description of six new species from Kenya
Author
Malonza, Patrick K.
0000-0003-1426-2397
National Museums of Kenya, Herpetology Section, Museum Hill Road, P. O. Box 40658 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya malonzapk @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1426 - 2397
malonzapk@gmail.com
Author
Bauer, Aaron M.
Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA.
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-05-25
5141
2
101
139
journal article
58288
10.11646/zootaxa.5141.2.1
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1175-5326
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TABLE 4. Measurements and morphological characters of adult Ancylodactylus mathewsensis sp. nov. Measurements are in millimeters and sex in parentheses (F = female, M= male). * tubercles chiefly limited to flanks and very small, rows may be incomplete. | Holotype | Paratype | Paratype | Paratype |
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| Character | L3375/1(M) | L3375/2(F) | L3375/4(M) | L3368/3(F) |
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| SVL | 37.3 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 36.0 |
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| TAL | 41.0 | 37 | 39.0 | 30.0 |
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| HL | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 10 |
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| HW | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
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| OD | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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| SE | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
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| Ventrals | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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| Tubercle rows | 0–2* | 0–2* | 0–2* | 0–2* |
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| Caudals | smooth | smooth | smooth | smooth |
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| Infralabials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Supralabials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| PC pores | 7 | — | 7 | — |
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| Throat pattern | mottled | mottled | mottled | mottled |
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