Lygodactylus sp.

Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Bayliss, Julian & Conradie, Werner, 2020, First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 247) 14 (2), pp. 198-217 : 210

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13258253

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scientific name

Lygodactylus sp.
status

 

Lygodactylus sp.

Dwarf Gecko

Material. MOUNT LICO (top): PEM R 25245–46. Identification. This is a relatively large gecko (largest individual measured 32.7 mm snout-vent length), and morphologically similar to L. rex from Malawi and L. regulus from Mount Namuli ( Portik et al. 2013b) based on the presence of a large mental scale with shallow lateral fissures. However, these specimens lack the characteristic white ocellus above the shoulder ( Fig. 4G View Fig ). They resemble L. regulus in having three postmentals, smaller overall size, and duller dorsal coloration. Due to the close proximity to Mount Namuli (ca. 40 km) this could represent a range extension for L. regulus , similar to Rhampholeon tilburyi (see account above), or it may represent an undescribed species. Comments. These specimens were collected from palm trees around the camp during a second survey conducted by J. Bayliss in September 2019.

Portik DM, Travers SL, Bauer AM, Branch WR. 2013 b. A new species of Lygodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) endemic to Mount Namuli, an isolated ' sky island'of northern Mozambique. Zootaxa 3710: 415 - 435.

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Fig. 4. Reptiles from Mount Lico and Mount Socone, northern Mozambique. (A) Agama kirkii; (B) A. mossambica; (C) Chamaeleo dilepis; (D) Rhampholeon tilburyi; (E) Trioceros melleri; (F) Platysaurus maculatus; (G) Lygodactylus sp.; (H) Melanoseps ater; (I) Panaspis aff. maculicollis; (J) Dasypeltis scabra; (K–L) Philothamnus macrops; (M–N) Naja subfulva; (O) Boaedon fuliginosus.

PEM

Port Elizabeth Museum

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Gekkonidae

Genus

Lygodactylus