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<mods:title id="C95C39BB9E595441F016F112FC499708">A new species of dwarf gecko in the genus Lygodactylus (squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Kenya</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart id="4276C839A5E74ECE27F2A34CAFBB1A93">Malonza, Patrick K.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart id="186B26F15E426C43BA58F02265C6FBD3">Granthon, Carolina</mods:namePart>
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<mods:title id="EC65850617EE26BDF3109B876E89078A">Zootaxa</mods:title>
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<treatment id="03E48780B713FFD8FF5BF6ACE58FA0BE" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6085873" ID-GBIF-Taxon="119332940" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6085873" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E48780B713FFD8FF5BF6ACE58FA0BE" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E48780B713FFD8FF5BF6ACE58FA0BE" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="425" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF5BF6ACE431A1BA" blockId="5.[151,553,217,312]" box="[151,553,217,243]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<heading id="D0BA81FAB713FFD4FF5BF6ACE431A1BA" bold="true" box="[151,553,217,243]" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" reason="1">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF5BF6ACE431A1BA" bold="true" box="[151,553,217,243]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FF5BF6ACE7DCA1BA" box="[151,452,217,243]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF5BF6ACE7DCA1BA" bold="true" box="[151,452,217,243]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB713FFD4FE07F6ACE431A1BA" box="[459,553,217,243]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF5BF688E6F3A071" blockId="5.[151,553,217,312]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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Mt.
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B713FFD4FF09F688E716A05C" box="[197,270,253,277]" name="Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Kenya</collectingCountry>
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dwarf gecko (
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B713FFD4FF53F76AE6FAA071" box="[159,226,287,312]" captionStart="FIGURE 3. A" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1260,1282]" captionTargetBox="[340,1246,193,1236]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[340,1247,193,1238]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. A) Dorsal and B) ventral views of the trunk of the holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L 3383 / 2). Scale bar = 1 mm. C) Dorsal view of the preserved holotype showing dorsal color pattern." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270393/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
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)
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF5BF717E2DCA0E8" blockId="5.[151,1437,354,2030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF5BF717E713A032" bold="true" box="[151,267,354,379]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B713FFD4FF5BF717E71EA032" box="[151,262,354,379]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
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.
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</emphasis>
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<collectionCode id="ED5CAE53B713FFD4FEDBF716E740A033" box="[279,344,355,378]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/h6fg-emd8" name="National Museums of Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">NMK</collectionCode>
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L3383/2 (Field No. PK176), adult male; in the vicinity of Chogoria Town, Meru South in Tharaka-Nithi County,
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B713FFD4FE57F7FFE7FCA0EB" box="[411,484,394,418]" name="Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Kenya</collectingCountry>
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(
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE795051B713FFD4FD95F7FFE4A4A0EB" box="[601,700,390,418]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" precision="925" value="37.616665">37°37’ E</geoCoordinate>
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); collected
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<date id="FFF31056B713FFD4FCF1F7FFE5CBA0EB" box="[829,979,394,418]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" value="2010-06-14">14 June 2010</date>
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by Danston Munene.
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF0BF7D8E543A31F" blockId="5.[151,1437,354,2030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF0BF7D8E75EA08F" bold="true" box="[199,326,429,454]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B713FFD4FF0BF7D8E759A08F" box="[199,321,429,454]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
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</emphasis>
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<collectionCode id="ED5CAE53B713FFD4FE82F7DBE797A08C" box="[334,399,430,453]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/h6fg-emd8" name="National Museums of Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">NMK</collectionCode>
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L3383/3 (Field No. PK177), L3383/4 (Field No. PK178), adult males; L3383/1 (Field No. PK175), L3383/5 (Field No. PK179), L3383/6 (Field No. PK180), L3383/7 (Field No. PK181), L3383/8 (Field No. PK182), L3383/9 (Field No. PK183), L3383/10 (Field No. PK184), adult females; all collected in the same area as the
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B713FFD4FF0CF46CE73AA37B" box="[192,290,537,562]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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by the same collector.
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<collectionCode id="ED5CAE53B713FFD4FDEAF46FE47FA378" box="[550,615,538,561]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/h6fg-emd8" name="National Museums of Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">NMK</collectionCode>
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L3213/1 (Field No. H162), L3213/2 (Field No. H197), adult males same locality as
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B713FFD4FEDCF448E76DA31F" box="[272,373,573,598]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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, collected
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<date id="FFF31056B713FFD4FE20F44BE447A31F" box="[492,607,574,598]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" value="2009-06">June 2009</date>
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by David Wojnowski.
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF0BF414E7BBA333" bold="true" box="[199,419,609,634]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Non-type material</emphasis>
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<collectionCode id="ED5CAE53B713FFD4FE78F417E7EDA330" box="[436,501,610,633]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/h6fg-emd8" name="National Museums of Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">NMK</collectionCode>
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L439, 436, 441 and 380/1, adult males; L380/2 (female); Nyambene Hills, Meru North in Meru County,
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B713FFD4FE52F4F3E7F2A3D7" box="[414,490,646,670]" name="Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Kenya</collectingCountry>
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, possibly at Igembe area; collected in 1969 by Jerry Rillings.
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<subSubSection id="C357651DB713FFD4FF0BF4DCE20DA3AF" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF0BF4DCE20DA3AF" blockId="5.[151,1437,354,2030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF0BF4DCE756A38B" bold="true" box="[199,334,681,706]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Etymology.</emphasis>
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The specific epithet
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FDF1F4DCE4A3A38B" box="[573,699,681,706]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is given in honour of Dr. David Wojnowski currently at
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B713FFD4FA8EF4DCE384A38B" box="[1346,1436,681,706]" name="Georgia" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Georgia</collectingCountry>
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State University,
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B713FFD4FE94F4BBE78BA3AF" box="[344,403,718,742]" name="United States of America" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">USA</collectingCountry>
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, who collected the two
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B713FFD4FD57F4BBE4E3A3AF" box="[667,763,718,742]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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specimens in
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<date id="FFF31056B713FFD4FC57F4BBE209A3AF" box="[923,1041,718,742]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" value="2009-06">June 2009</date>
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.
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF0BF484E71EA2D3" blockId="5.[151,1437,354,2030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF0BF484E759A243" bold="true" box="[199,321,753,778]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FE81F484E474A243" box="[333,620,753,778]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FE81F484E474A243" box="[333,620,753,778]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FDB5F484E4C0A243" bold="true" box="[633,728,753,778]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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differs from its closest species
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FB96F487E31FA243" box="[1114,1287,753,778]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FB96F487E31FA243" box="[1114,1287,753,778]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in having a different dorsal head pattern which has a Y-shaped pale stripe. While the throat of both species is dark or black, that of female
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FEC7F54CE43EA21B" box="[267,550,825,850]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FDE2F54CE491A21B" bold="true" box="[558,649,825,850]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
|||
|
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bears a chevron and a characteristic “o” shaped white chin spot. The two supranasals in
|
|||
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FEA3F52BE414A23F" box="[367,524,861,886]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
|
|||
|
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FEA3F52BE414A23F" box="[367,524,861,886]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. wojnowskii</emphasis>
|
|||
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</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB713FFD4FDD8F528E476A23F" box="[532,622,861,886]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" rank="species">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FDD8F528E476A23F" bold="true" box="[532,622,861,886]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
|||
|
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
|||
|
|
are separated by 3 scales while in
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FC37F52BE2BCA23F" box="[1019,1188,861,886]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FC37F52BE2BCA23F" box="[1019,1188,861,886]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
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</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
they are separated by one scale.
|
|||
|
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</paragraph>
|
|||
|
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF0BF5D0E5EAA448" blockId="5.[151,1437,354,2030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FF0BF5D0E7F0A2F7" box="[199,488,933,958]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF0BF5D0E7F0A2F7" box="[199,488,933,958]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
|
|||
|
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</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB713FFD4FE3BF5D0E441A2F7" box="[503,601,933,958]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" rank="species">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FE3BF5D0E441A2F7" bold="true" box="[503,601,933,958]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
|||
|
|
is assignable to the
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FCAFF5D3E5CDA2F4" box="[867,981,934,957]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FCAFF5D3E5CDA2F4" box="[867,981,934,957]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">picturatus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
group on the basis of the following combination of characters: a large, undivided mental scale and subcaudal scales with the median row strongly enlarged transversely.
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FE6BF598E4D3A54F" box="[423,715,1005,1030]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FE6BF598E4D3A54F" box="[423,715,1005,1030]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB713FFD4FD11F598E559A54F" box="[733,833,1005,1030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" rank="species">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FD11F598E559A54F" bold="true" box="[733,833,1005,1030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
|||
|
|
may be specifically diagnosed by possessing a combination of the following characters: regular head pattern, male throat black, that of female with two chevrons, six post-postmentals, no striking sexual dichromatism. Its dorsal colour is very similar to
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FB6CF243E353A507" box="[1184,1355,1077,1102]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FB6CF243E353A507" box="[1184,1355,1077,1102]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
and to some extent to
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FE8DF22FE7C1A53B" box="[321,473,1113,1138]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kimhowelli">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FE8DF22FE7C1A53B" box="[321,473,1113,1138]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. kimhowelli</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
but the stripes on the head join to form a Y-shaped mark between the orbits unlike the ring-like blotch in
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FEB0F20BE547A5DF" box="[380,863,1149,1174]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FEB0F20BE436A5DF" box="[380,558,1149,1174]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">L. mombasicus</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
.
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FDF3F208E547A5DF" box="[575,863,1149,1174]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB713FFD4FCA0F208E5D4A5DF" box="[876,972,1149,1174]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" rank="species">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FCA0F208E5D4A5DF" bold="true" box="[876,972,1149,1174]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
|||
|
|
falls within the size range of both
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FA49F20BE73AA5F3" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FA49F20BE73AA5F3" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
and
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FE95F2D7E7F1A5F0" box="[345,489,1186,1209]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FE95F2D7E7F1A5F0" box="[345,489,1186,1209]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. picturatus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
(
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FE36F2D7E48EA5F3" box="[506,662,1185,1210]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FE36F2D7E48EA5F3" box="[506,662,1185,1210]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. wojnowskii</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
: males
|
|||
|
|
<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FD3AF2D4E568A5F0" box="[758,880,1185,1210]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.65" metricValueMax="3.8" metricValueMin="3.5" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="36.5" valueMax="38.0" valueMin="35.0">35–38 mm</quantity>
|
|||
|
|
SVL, females
|
|||
|
|
<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FBD6F2D7E28FA5F0" box="[1050,1175,1186,1210]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.4" metricValueMax="3.8" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="34.0" valueMax="38.0" valueMin="30.0">30–38 mm</quantity>
|
|||
|
|
;
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FB6EF2D7E353A5F3" box="[1186,1355,1185,1210]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FB6EF2D7E353A5F3" box="[1186,1355,1185,1210]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
: males
|
|||
|
|
<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FF5BF2B3E70AA594" box="[151,274,1222,1246]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8" metricValueMax="3.9" metricValueMin="3.7" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="38.0" valueMax="39.0" valueMin="37.0">37–39 mm</quantity>
|
|||
|
|
, females
|
|||
|
|
<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FEB7F2B0E7EEA594" box="[379,502,1221,1246]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.45" metricValueMax="3.5" metricValueMin="3.4" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="34.5" valueMax="35.0" valueMin="34.0">34–35 mm</quantity>
|
|||
|
|
;
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FDCDF2B3E488A594" box="[513,656,1222,1245]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FDCDF2B3E488A594" box="[513,656,1222,1245]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. picturatus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
: males
|
|||
|
|
<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FD2BF2B3E57BA594" box="[743,867,1222,1246]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.85" metricValueMax="3.9" metricValueMin="3.8" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="38.5" valueMax="39.0" valueMin="38.0">38–39 mm</quantity>
|
|||
|
|
; females
|
|||
|
|
<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FC07F2B0E250A597" box="[971,1096,1221,1246]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.55" metricValueMax="3.6" metricValueMin="3.5" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="35.5" valueMax="36.0" valueMin="35.0">35–36 mm</quantity>
|
|||
|
|
).
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FB97F2B0E36CA597" box="[1115,1396,1221,1246]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FB97F2B0E36CA597" box="[1115,1396,1221,1246]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB713FFD4FAB6F2B0E6D0A44B" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" rank="species">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FAB6F2B0E6D0A44B" bold="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
|||
|
|
has greater number of post-postmentals of 6
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FD0FF29FE512A448" box="[707,778,1258,1281]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">versus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FCDDF29CE524A44B" box="[785,828,1257,1282]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.27" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="in" value="5.0">5 in</quantity>
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FC8FF29FE5F2A44B" box="[835,1002,1257,1282]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FC8FF29FE5F2A44B" box="[835,1002,1257,1282]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
.
|
|||
|
|
</paragraph>
|
|||
|
|
<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF0BF37BE5D6A4FD" blockId="5.[151,1437,354,2030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
|
|||
|
|
It differs from other members of the
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FD93F37AE4F6A46C" box="[607,750,1294,1318]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FD93F37AE476A46F" box="[607,622,1295,1318]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
.
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FDB0F37BE4F6A46C" box="[636,750,1294,1317]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">picturatus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
group from
|
|||
|
|
<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B713FFD4FCB6F37BE5DBA46F" box="[890,963,1294,1318]" name="Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Kenya</collectingCountry>
|
|||
|
|
as follows:
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FB86F37AE2D6A46F" box="[1098,1230,1293,1318]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="keniensis">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FB86F37AE2D6A46F" box="[1098,1230,1293,1318]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. keniensis</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
has irregular head stripes and no dark vertebral stripes, female throat with three chevrons;
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FC7AF347E246A400" box="[950,1118,1328,1353]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FC7AF347E246A400" box="[950,1118,1328,1353]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
females, despite having two chevrons on the throat, lack the white chin spot. The other members of
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FC38F320E27EA425" box="[1012,1126,1365,1388]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FC38F320E27EA425" box="[1012,1126,1365,1388]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">picturatus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
group in
|
|||
|
|
<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B713FFD4FB2DF320E332A424" box="[1249,1322,1365,1389]" name="Kenya" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Kenya</collectingCountry>
|
|||
|
|
are quite different:
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FECBF30CE780A4D9" box="[263,408,1401,1424]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FECBF30CE780A4D9" box="[263,408,1401,1424]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. picturatus</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
males have distinct yellow heads, both
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FC93F30CE5DCA4D9" box="[863,964,1401,1424]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="manni">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FC93F30CE5DCA4D9" box="[863,964,1401,1424]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. manni</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
and
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FC31F30CE291A4D9" box="[1021,1161,1399,1424]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guttularis">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FC31F30CE291A4D9" box="[1021,1161,1399,1424]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. guttularis</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
have gray heads and an unstriped dorsum, and in
|
|||
|
|
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B713FFD4FE78F3E9E42FA4FA" box="[436,567,1436,1459]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="scortecci">
|
|||
|
|
<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FE78F3E9E42FA4FA" box="[436,567,1436,1459]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">L. scortecci</emphasis>
|
|||
|
|
</taxonomicName>
|
|||
|
|
the head is cream or yellow striped.
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B713FFD4FF0BF3CBE21FA6A7" blockId="5.[151,1437,354,2030]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B713FFD4FF0BF3CBE7F2A49E" bold="true" box="[199,490,1470,1495]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">
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Description of
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B713FFD4FEB6F3CBE7FDA49E" box="[378,485,1470,1495]" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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NMK L3383/2 (Field No. PK176) adult male (
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B713FFD4FBC4F3CBE255A49E" box="[1032,1101,1470,1495]" captionStart="FIGURE 3. A" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1260,1282]" captionTargetBox="[340,1246,193,1236]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[340,1247,193,1238]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. A) Dorsal and B) ventral views of the trunk of the holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L 3383 / 2). Scale bar = 1 mm. C) Dorsal view of the preserved holotype showing dorsal color pattern." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270393/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
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). SVL =
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FB76F3CAE33AA49E" box="[1210,1314,1471,1495]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.7299999999999995" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="37.3">37.3 mm</quantity>
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; TrunkL =
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FF5BF396E6E6A4B3" box="[151,254,1507,1531]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.81" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="18.1">18.1 mm</quantity>
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FEAAF396E7D5A4B3" box="[358,461,1507,1531]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.01" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="40.1">40.1 mm</quantity>
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; HeadL =
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FD88F396E4B4A4B3" box="[580,684,1507,1531]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3699999999999999" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="13.7">13.7 mm</quantity>
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; HeadW =
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FCE1F396E59EA4B3" box="[813,902,1507,1531]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.4" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="8.4">8.4 mm</quantity>
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; OrbD =
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B713FFD4FC3DF396E253A4B3" box="[1009,1099,1507,1531]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.4" pageId="5" pageNumber="423" unit="mm" value="2.4">2.4 mm</quantity>
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; HeadL/SVL = 0.37; HeadW/ HeadL = 0.61, slightly elongate, depressed and slightly distinct from the neck, loreal region slightly flattened, canthus rostralis prominent (
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B713FFD4FE1BF05CE405A708" box="[471,541,1577,1602]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1732,1754]" captionTargetBox="[169,1415,1362,1693]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[169,1418,1362,1710]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Head of holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L 3383 / 2). Left to right: dorsal view, lateral view, ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270394/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
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). Scales on the snout, forehead and around the eyes homogeneous and granular. Eye very small and bead-like (OrdD/HeadL = 0.17), ear opening small and rounded. Body slightly elongate (TrunkL/SVL = 0.48). Rostral scale complete, wider ventrally than dorsally; two internasal scales separated by three scales, two postnasal scales smaller than the internasal scale, one supranasal; supralabials 8, infralabials 6. Fore and hind limbs relatively short; all digits moderately short and clawed; terminal phalanx of all digits curved, arising angularly from distal portion of expanded lamellae; scansors beneath each toe in straight transverse series, divided except for basal- and distal-most, which are single, five pairs of lamellae beneath fourth toe, 1st toe highly reduced lacking claw (
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B713FFD4FE68F151E7F5A674" box="[420,493,1828,1853]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,837,859]" captionTargetBox="[340,1246,301,816]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[340,1247,301,816]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ventral views of left foot of A) the holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L / 3383 / 2) and B) female paratype NMK L 3383 / 6. Scale bar = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270395/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
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). Dorsal pholidosis homogeneous granules (
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B713FFD4FC35F151E259A674" box="[1017,1089,1828,1853]" captionStart="FIGURE 3. A" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1260,1282]" captionTargetBox="[340,1246,193,1236]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[340,1247,193,1238]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. A) Dorsal and B) ventral views of the trunk of the holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L 3383 / 2). Scale bar = 1 mm. C) Dorsal view of the preserved holotype showing dorsal color pattern." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270393/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
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). Scales on the occipital and temporal region granular and of varying sizes. Ventral scales larger than dorsal, smooth, and imbricate. Midbody scale rows across belly (12–16), gular region with granular scales. Scales on the palm and sole smooth and imbricate.Tail with inconspicuous whorls and smooth granular scales, more or less rounded in transverse section and slightly longer than body length (TailL/SVL = 1.07); subcaudal scales larger, with a single median scale row greatly enlarged transversely and there are eight male precloacal pores (
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B713FFD4FC77F1A0E5E2A6A7" box="[955,1018,2005,2030]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1435,1457]" captionTargetBox="[263,1322,940,1413]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[263,1323,940,1414]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L / 3383 / 2): A) precloacal region showing series of eight pores (extent of pores marked with arrows), B) tail dorsum and tail venter. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270396/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="423">Fig.6</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<caption id="DF32661EB710FFD7FF5BF299E230A469" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270393/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" targetBox="[340,1246,193,1236]" targetPageId="6">
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B710FFD7FF5BF299E230A469" blockId="6.[151,1437,1260,1312]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FF5BF299E70AA448" bold="true" box="[151,274,1260,1282]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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A) Dorsal and B) ventral views of the trunk of the holotype of
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B710FFD7FC5EF299E288A44B" box="[914,1168,1260,1282]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FC5EF299E288A44B" box="[914,1168,1260,1282]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB710FFD7FB5BF299E2FFA448" box="[1175,1255,1260,1281]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FB5BF299E2FFA448" bold="true" box="[1175,1255,1260,1281]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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(NMK L3383/2). Scale bar = 1 mm. C) Dorsal view of the preserved holotype showing dorsal color pattern.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption id="DF32661EB710FFD7FF5BF0B1E7CBA7B1" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270394/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" targetBox="[169,1415,1362,1693]" targetPageId="6">
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B710FFD7FF5BF0B1E7CBA7B1" blockId="6.[151,1436,1732,1784]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FF5BF0B1E70CA790" bold="true" box="[151,276,1732,1754]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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Head of holotype of
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B710FFD7FE38F0B1E4ECA793" box="[500,756,1732,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FE38F0B1E4ECA793" box="[500,756,1732,1754]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB710FFD7FD30F0B1E556A790" box="[764,846,1732,1753]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FD30F0B1E556A790" bold="true" box="[764,846,1732,1753]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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(NMK L3383/2). Left to right: dorsal view, lateral view, ventral view. Scale bar = 1mm.
|
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</paragraph>
|
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</caption>
|
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B710FFD7FF0BF16AE38DA614" blockId="6.[151,1437,1823,2029]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FF0BF16AE7AFA671" bold="true" box="[199,439,1823,1848]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B710FFD7FF0BF16AE72CA671" box="[199,308,1823,1848]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
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variation.
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</emphasis>
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B710FFD7FE0BF155E42CA671" box="[455,564,1824,1848]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
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mostly similar to the
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<typeStatus id="54F68834B710FFD7FC98F16AE5A2A671" box="[852,954,1823,1848]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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. Postmentals 3–4; Postpostmentals 5–7; infralabials 5–8; supralabials 7–9 and 2 internasals. NMK-L3383, has 5 pairs of scansors on the fourth toe (
|
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B710FFD7FA8FF131E39FA614" box="[1347,1415,1860,1885]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,837,859]" captionTargetBox="[340,1246,301,816]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[340,1247,301,816]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ventral views of left foot of A) the holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L / 3383 / 2) and B) female paratype NMK L 3383 / 6. Scale bar = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270395/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B710FFD6FF0BF112E6B4A1BE" blockId="6.[151,1437,1823,2029]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1436,151,247]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="425" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B710FFD7FF0BF112E7D7A6C9" bold="true" box="[199,463,1895,1920]" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">Coloration in ethanol.</emphasis>
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Dorsum of trunk grayish. Head with three regular dark stripes on dorsum, the central one very short ending on the head, plus a dark stripe that runs from the nostril through the eye up to the shoulders. In addition there are two faded dark stripes that start from between the eyes and run in parallel on the back along the vertebral midline up to the tail base. Body venter cream-white; palms and soles cream (
|
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B710FFD7FB56F1A1E2C6A6A5" box="[1178,1246,2004,2029]" captionStart="FIGURE 3. A" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1260,1282]" captionTargetBox="[340,1246,193,1236]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[340,1247,193,1238]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. A) Dorsal and B) ventral views of the trunk of the holotype of Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. (NMK L 3383 / 2). Scale bar = 1 mm. C) Dorsal view of the preserved holotype showing dorsal color pattern." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270393/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="424">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
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). Throat of male black while that of the female has two chevrons and a characteristic white chin spot.
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FB94F6E2E36BA1F9" box="[1112,1395,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FB94F6E2E36BA1F9" box="[1112,1395,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB711FFD6FAB6F6E2E6D0A19C" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FAB6F6E2E6D0A19C" bold="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
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throat patterns and those of its close relatives,
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FD18F6C8E215A19C" box="[724,1037,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FD18F6C8E567A19C" box="[724,895,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">L. mombasicus</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FC46F6C8E215A19C" box="[906,1037,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="keniensis">L. keniensis</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
|
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FB88F6C8E2CBA19D" box="[1092,1235,189,212]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FB88F6C8E2CBA19D" box="[1092,1235,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">L. picturatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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are shown in
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B711FFD6FABCF6C9E6B0A1BE" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="8.[151,250,792,814]" captionTargetBox="[283,1304,194,770]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[283,1304,193,770]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 7. Sexual dichromatism in throat pattern and scalation in Kenyan Lygodactylus picturatus group species. A) Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. holotype male NMK L 3383, paratype female NMK L 3383 / 8; B) L. mombasicus male NMK L 3237 / 1, female NMK L 1909 / 20; C) L. keniensis male NMK L 3372 / 1, female NMK L 3374; D) L. picturatus male NMK L 2249 / 2; female NMK L 2249 / 7. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270397/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
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.
|
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</paragraph>
|
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<caption id="DF32661EB711FFD6FF5BF530E453A233" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270395/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" targetBox="[340,1246,301,816]" targetPageId="7">
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B711FFD6FF5BF530E453A233" blockId="7.[151,1436,837,890]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FF5BF530E70BA212" bold="true" box="[151,275,837,859]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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Ventral views of left foot of A) the holotype of
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FD36F530E5E0A212" box="[762,1016,837,859]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FD36F530E5E0A212" box="[762,1016,837,859]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB711FFD6FC33F533E248A212" box="[1023,1104,838,859]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FC33F533E252A212" bold="true" box="[1023,1098,838,859]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">sp. nov</emphasis>
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.
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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(NMK L/3383/2) and B) female paratype NMK L3383/6. Scale bar = 1mm.
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</paragraph>
|
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</caption>
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<caption id="DF32661EB711FFD6FF5BF3EEE252A499" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270396/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" targetBox="[263,1322,940,1413]" targetPageId="7">
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B711FFD6FF5BF3EEE252A499" blockId="7.[151,1436,1435,1488]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FF5BF3EEE717A4F9" bold="true" box="[151,271,1435,1457]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">FIGURE 6</emphasis>
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. Holotype of
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FE6FF3EEE4BDA4F8" box="[419,677,1435,1457]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FE6FF3EEE4BDA4F8" box="[419,677,1435,1457]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB711FFD6FD61F3E9E518A4F8" box="[685,768,1436,1457]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FD61F3E9E518A4F8" bold="true" box="[685,768,1436,1457]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(NMK L/3383/2): A) precloacal region showing series of eight pores (extent of pores marked with arrows), B) tail dorsum and tail venter. Scale bars = 1mm.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B711FFD6FF0BF382E42FA7E9" blockId="7.[151,1436,1527,2020]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FF0BF382E498A759" bold="true" box="[199,640,1527,1552]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Color in life and sexual dimorphism.</emphasis>
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There is no well-marked difference in dorsal color of the body or size between the sexes. The belly is yellow, similar to many other
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FCBBF069E5F1A77A" box="[887,1001,1564,1587]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">pitucratus</emphasis>
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group species (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FB2CF069E4D0A711" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FB2CF069E36EA77A" box="[1248,1398,1564,1587]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="picturatus">L. picturatus</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FA49F069E73CA711" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">L. mombasicus</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FEE3F035E7D2A711" box="[303,458,1599,1624]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kimhowelli">L. kimhowelli</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FE18F035E422A71E" box="[468,570,1600,1623]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="manni">L. manni</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FD89F035E4D0A711" box="[581,712,1599,1624]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="keniensis">L. keniensis</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
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). However, in
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FCA3F035E212A711" box="[879,1034,1599,1624]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FCA3F035E212A711" box="[879,1034,1599,1624]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">L. wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB711FFD6FBDDF04AE272A711" box="[1041,1130,1599,1624]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FBDDF04AE272A711" bold="true" box="[1041,1130,1599,1624]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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the yellow continues down the tail well beyond the vent in males. Its dorsal color and pattern is quite different from its close relatives,
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FA49F011E73AA7E9" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FA49F011E73AA7E9" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FE94F0FDE7C4A7E9" box="[344,476,1671,1696]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="keniensis">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FE94F0FDE7C4A7E9" box="[344,476,1671,1696]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">L. keniensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(
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<figureCitation id="13762A13B711FFD6FE20F0F2E432A7E9" box="[492,554,1671,1696]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[214,1372,955,1723]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[214,1372,955,1724]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 8. Body c olor in life of Kenyan Lygodactylus picturatus group species. A) Lygodactylus wojnowskii sp. nov. venter of male from Chogoria, Photo by D. Wojnowski; B) dorsum of male from Sagana River Bridge; C) dorsum of male Lygodactylus mombasicus, Shimba Hills—Kwale; D) dorsum of male Lygodactylus keniensis, Lolldaiga Hills-Laikipia. Photos B – D by P. K. Malonza." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/270398/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Fig.8</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B711FFD6FF0BF0DEE49FA61D" blockId="7.[151,1436,1527,2020]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FF0BF0DEE79FA78D" bold="true" box="[199,391,1707,1732]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Natural history.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FE5DF0DEE4B5A78D" box="[401,685,1707,1732]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FE5DF0DEE4B5A78D" box="[401,685,1707,1732]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB711FFD6FD7AF0DEE50AA78D" box="[694,786,1707,1732]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FD7AF0DEE50AA78D" bold="true" box="[694,786,1707,1732]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is an arboreal day gecko that inhabits hedgerows, small bushes, trees and fences covered by heavy vegetation. In Sagana River bridge area the species was found to also inhabit short fruit plants like pawpaw, mango, and citrus, among others. The species is strictly arboreal and is quite agile, jumping between nearby branches. In Chogoria it is sympatric and syntopic with the tropical house gecko
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FF5BF14EE782A61D" box="[151,410,1851,1876]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mabouia">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FF5BF14EE782A61D" box="[151,410,1851,1876]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Hemidactylus mabouia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(Moreau de Jonnès).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C357651DB711FFD8FF0BF12AE58FA0BE" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="427" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BF23696B711FFD8FF0BF12AE58FA0BE" blockId="7.[151,1436,1527,2020]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1437,151,503]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="427" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FF0BF12AE494A631" bold="true" box="[199,652,1887,1912]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Distribution and conservation status.</emphasis>
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Recently collected specimens of
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B711FFD6FBDAF12AE32CA631" box="[1046,1332,1887,1912]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FBDAF12AE32CA631" box="[1046,1332,1887,1912]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">Lygodactylus wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB711FFD6FAF2F12AE384A631" box="[1342,1436,1887,1912]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B711FFD6FAF2F12AE384A631" bold="true" box="[1342,1436,1887,1912]" pageId="7" pageNumber="425">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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have been found only from mid-altitude areas around Chogoria Town (
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B711FFD6FC28F1F6E25AA6D5" box="[996,1090,1923,1948]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.6" pageId="7" pageNumber="425" unit="m" value="1600.0">1600 m</quantity>
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), a place with a high human population. Older specimens are from Nyambene Hills, and possibly the Igembe area, where they were collected by Gerald (Jerry) Rillings, an American who used to teach in a local school. It is yet to be established whether it is present in the Chogoria block of the Mt
|
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B71EFFD9FD9AF107E487A6C3" box="[598,671,1906,1930]" name="Kenya" pageId="8" pageNumber="426">Kenya</collectingCountry>
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Forest. The two sites are at similar elevations and it is likely that the species may be widely distributed in suitable habitat areas on the eastern lower slopes of Mt.
|
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B71EFFD9FB1DF1E3E302A6E7" box="[1233,1306,1942,1966]" name="Kenya" pageId="8" pageNumber="426">Kenya</collectingCountry>
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|||
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from areas around Embu, Runyenjes, Chuka, through the Meru Town area, so as to connect with the Nyambene Hills population. Other recent specimens collected or photographed are from Chiakariga in Tharaka, Kindaruma and Masinga Dams in Machakos, Sagana River Bridge area-Mwea (
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<geoCoordinate id="EE795051B71FFFD8FCAEF6EEE5E5A1FA" box="[866,1021,151,179]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" precision="1" value="-0.7734667">00o 46.408’ S</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<geoCoordinate id="EE795051B71FFFD8FBC5F6EEE222A1EC" box="[1033,1082,151,179]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" precision="925" value="-0.6166667">
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0
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<geoCoordinate id="EE795051B71FFFD8FBDBF6EEE222A1EC" box="[1047,1082,151,179]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" precision="1" value="37.267883">37o</geoCoordinate>
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</geoCoordinate>
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16.073’ E,
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B71FFFD8FB72F6EFE30DA1FA" box="[1214,1301,154,179]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.135" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" unit="m" value="1135.0">1135 m</quantity>
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), Miwani at Machakos town and Kenyatta University compound, Nairobi. Nairobi (
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<quantity id="4CB59B73B71FFFD8FC24F6CBE25EA19E" box="[1000,1094,190,215]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.6" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" unit="m" value="1600.0">1600 m</quantity>
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) is at a similar elevation to Chogoria, whereas typical
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B71FFFD8FE09F691E476A1B2" box="[453,622,226,251]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B71FFFD8FE09F691E476A1B2" box="[453,622,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are only found along the moist coastal strip of
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B71FFFD8FB49F696E2D6A1B2" box="[1157,1230,227,251]" name="Kenya" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">Kenya</collectingCountry>
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and are not found this far inland. This further suggests that the Nairobi specimen of
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B71FFFD8FC6CF77DE253A056" box="[928,1099,262,287]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombasicus">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B71FFFD8FC6CF77DE253A056" box="[928,1099,262,287]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">L. mombasicus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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cited by
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<bibRefCitation id="EFDC4B67B71FFFD8FB72F773E6F8A00A" author="Castiglia" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" refString="Castiglia, R. & Annesi, F. (2011) The phylogenetic position of Lygodactylus angularis and the utility of using the 16 S rDNA gene for delimiting species in Lygodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Acta Herpetologica, 6 (1), 35 - 45." type="journal article" year="2011">Castiglia & Annesi (2011)</bibRefCitation>
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was actually
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B71FFFD8FEB4F759E40BA00A" box="[376,531,298,323]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B71FFFD8FEB4F759E79FA00A" box="[376,391,300,323]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">L</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B71FFFD8FE59F75FE40BA00A" box="[405,531,298,323]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB71FFFD8FDD6F75FE46BA00B" box="[538,627,298,323]" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B71FFFD8FDD6F75FE474A00A" bold="true" box="[538,620,298,323]" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">sp. nov</emphasis>
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.
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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The full extent of the distribution of
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D15B71FFFD8FBC3F759E2B2A00A" box="[1039,1194,298,323]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Lygodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wojnowskii" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B71FFFD8FBC3F759E2B2A00A" box="[1039,1194,298,323]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">L. wojnowskii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20A57FFB71FFFD8FB7DF75FE312A00A" box="[1201,1290,298,323]" pageId="9" pageNumber="427" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B939EA84B71FFFD8FB7DF75FE312A00A" bold="true" box="[1201,1290,298,323]" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
|||
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has yet to be established, but there is no doubt that it should occur in the neighboring areas north and south of Chogoria and the intervening areas towards the Nyambene Hills and towards Nairobi, since they possess similar ecological characteristics as the eastern slopes of Mt.
|
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<collectingCountry id="F35A7606B71FFFD8FDB8F7EDE4D9A0F9" box="[628,705,408,432]" name="Kenya" pageId="9" pageNumber="427">Kenya</collectingCountry>
|
|||
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. Therefore it is likely present in Mwea National Reserve which is within its presumed altitudinal range. Given that the species still exists in these densely populated areas demonstrates that it adapts well and is of least conservation concern.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document>
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