Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni Schmidt, 1933

Ceríaco, L. M. P., De Sá, S., Bandeira, S., Valério, H., Stanley, E. L., Kuhn, A. L., Marques, M. P., Vindum, J. V., Blackburn, D. C. & Bauer, A. M., 2016, Herpetological Survey of Iona National Park and Namibe Regional Natural Park, with a Synoptic List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Namibe Province, Southwestern Angola, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (2), pp. 15-61 : 28-29

BOULTON’S NAMIB DAY GECKO – Fig. 10

Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni Schmidt, 1933

MATERIAL.— INP, 3.4 km southwest (by air) of Espinheira , vicinity of “Lion Cave”, 30 November 2013, 16º48ʹ73.5ʺS, 12º20ʹ23.2ʺE, 463 m ( CAS 254752 ) ; Approximately 7.35 km north-west (by road) of Pico Azevedo , 7 December 2013, 15º28ʹ33.2ʺS, 12º27ʹ45.7ʺE, 421 m ( CAS 254757–254758 ) ; Espinheira , 16º47ʹ29.4ʺS, 12º21ʹ6.06ʺE, 457 m ( CAS 254795 ) ; Omauha Lodge , 28 November 2013, 16º11ʹ52.5ʺS, 12º23ʹ59.3ʺE, 335 m ( CAS 254828 , 2 December 2013, 16º12ʹ1.2ʺS, 12º24ʹ0.1ʺE, 343 m ( CAS 254834 ) ; INP, Rio Curoca crossing, south side of river, 1 December 2013, 16º18ʹ14.7ʺS, 12º25ʹ0.0ʺE, 210 m ( CAS 254849–254850 ) , 2 nd December 2013, 16º17ʹ19.7ʺS, 12º33ʹ40.0ʺE, 244 m ( CAS 254857–254858 , CAS 254861–254862 ), 29 November 2013, 16º18ʹ15.6ʺS, 12º25ʹ1.56ʺE, 209 m ( CAS 254865 ) ; Leba Pass , between river and highway, 5 December 2013, 15º4ʹ13.2ʺS, 13º14ʹ37.7ʺE, 1676 m ( CAS 254880 ) ; Namibe-Lubango road, 2.0 km east (by road) of Mangueiras , south side of the road, 5 December 2013, 15º2ʹ40.8ʺS, 13º9ʹ32.6ʺE, 664 m ( CAS 254892 ) , 15º2ʹ40.7ʺS, 13º9ʹ31ʺE, 640 m ( CAS 254894 , 15º0ʹ55.1ʺS, 12º38ʹ32.8ʺE, 497 m ( CAS 254902 ) ; Namibe-Lubango road, road marker 59, 1.8 km west by road of Caraculo , 6 December 2013, 15º00ʹ55.1ʺS, 12º38ʹ32.8ʺE, 497 m ( CAS 254903 ) ; Pico Azevedo , 7 December 2013, 15º32ʹ2.4ʺS, 12º29ʹ31.1ʺE, 359 m ( CAS 254921–254926 ) , 15º32ʹ5.8ʺS. 12º29ʹ29.5ʺE, 366 m ( CAS 254946–254947 , CAS 254949–254950 ) ; Espinheira , 29 November 2013, 16º47ʹ20.2ʺS, 12º21ʹ27.9ʺE, 457 m ( CAS 254958 ) .

COMMENTS.— This taxon is widespread from northwestern Namibia north at least to northern Namibe Province.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Adult Boulton’s Namibe Day Gecko, Rhoptropus boultoni boultoni Schmidt, 1933, from east of Kamanjab, Kunene Region, Namibia. Photo courtesy of Johan Marais.