Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians Author Conradie, Werner Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P. O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa & South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, P / Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa werner@bayworld.co.za Author Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B. University of Basel, Biogeography Research Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel 4056, Switzerland Author Engelbrecht, Hanlie M. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa Author Loader, Simon P. University of Roehampton, Department of Life Sciences, London, SW 15 4 JD, United Kingdom Author Menegon, Michele MUSE, Museo delle Scienze, Viale del Lavoro e delle Scienza, 3 Trento 38122, Italy Author Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lurio University, Pemba, 958, Mozambique Author Scott, Michael Khangela Safaris, www. khangelasafaris. com, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Author Tolley, Krystal A. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa text Zoosystematics and Evolution 2016 2016-09-26 92 2 163 180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948 1860-0743-2-163 9DA068DAB881409199FE252D31DDC7D1 FFCC824A3E5F060CFFF2FF83B964FFD2 155320 Lygodactylus cf. rex Broadley, 1963 Material Mt. Mabu (PEM R21147 , male, 48.1 mm SVL; PEM R21148 , male, 42.1 mm SVL) . Comments Specimens were collected from tree trunks in transitional miombo at lower slopes (Fig. 4D ). These large geckos are morphologically similar to Lygodactylus rex from Mt. Mulanje in that they share the large size of typical Lygodactylus rex (up to 55 SVL: Portik et al. 2013b ), the mental scale is very shallow with lateral slits, and the conspicuous ocellus (spot) above the shoulder. Given the high level of genetic diversity in montane species of this genus ( Portik et al. 2013b , Travers et al. 2014 ) this could either represent an extension of its distribution or a new species. For that reason, we tentatively assign it to Lygodactylus rex .