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elevation), collected 
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&amp; 
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L3559/1, adult male and L3559/5, adult female, 
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), collected 
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by 
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;
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L3780/ 
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male, 
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, 
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in 
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, 
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(
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, 
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; 
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) collected 
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by 
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, 
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, 
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&amp; 
<collectorName id="2688B8892E60FFCDFEEAFD3EFD90FD37" box="[297,524,686,712]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Daniel Kinaa Mutui</collectorName>
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L3775/4, adult male, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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; 
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), collected 
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by 
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, 
<collectorName id="2688B8892E60FFCDFD29FD41FC2BFD13" box="[746,951,721,748]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Jacob M. Ngwava</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName id="2688B8892E60FFCDFC02FD41FB08FD14" box="[961,1172,721,747]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Hesborn Nyambati</collectorName>
&amp; 
<collectorName id="2688B8892E60FFCDFB74FD41FA05FD14" box="[1207,1433,721,747]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Daniel Kinaa Mutui</collectorName>
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF04FD65FEDEFCF0" bold="true" box="[199,322,757,783]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A medium to large-sized 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFDA2FD65FC90FCF0" box="[609,780,757,783]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Ancylodactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with both sexes reaching about 
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SVL. Dorsal scalation heterogeneous, minute granular scales with enlarged, regularly-arranged, rounded tubercles in 8 to 9 longitudinal rows at midbody extending posteriorly from the nape or occiput. Limbs and digits long, with enlarged basal lamellae under and proximal to penultimate interphalangeal joint (4 under digit IV). Original tail slightly longer than SVL; dorsum of tail tuberculate, four rows of pointed, keeled tubercles proximally, becoming more rounded and reducing to only two rows distally; median subcaudal scales with alternating pattern of single enlarged scales and pairs of somewhat smaller scales. Male precloacal pores in a single continuous row of 8–13. Dorsal pattern of dark and light spots and yellowish lines on a gray-brown background; tail distinctly banded. Ventral coloration whitish with dark markings on throat and trunk and a yellow to orange tail venter.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC2DD5F2E60FFCDFF04FBA6FB26F809" blockId="9.[151,1437,362,2038]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF04FBA6FDB1FBAF" bold="true" box="[199,557,1078,1104]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Comparisons with Congeners.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFDF1FBA7FCD1FBAE" box="[562,845,1079,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Ancylodactylus kituiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC91FBA7FC37FBAE" bold="true" box="[850,939,1079,1105]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFC91FBA7FC37FBAE" box="[850,939,1079,1105]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
may be distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB1EFBA7FAF2FBAE" box="[1245,1390,1079,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. spinicollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF54FBCBFEA5FB8B" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[151,313,1114,1141]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="petrodroma">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF54FBCBFEA5FB8B" box="[151,313,1114,1141]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. petrodroma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in lacking an enlarged preaxial metatarsal scale and from these two species plus 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB08FBCBFADAFB8B" authorityName="Bauer, Chirio, Ineich &amp; LeBreton" authorityYear="2006" box="[1227,1350,1114,1141]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alantika">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB08FBCBFADAFB8B" box="[1227,1350,1114,1141]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. alantika</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a series of flattened, rectangular lamellae subtending the second and third phalanges of the pedal digits, rather than single enlarged, rounded scale (plaque of 
<bibRefCitation id="EFECA0AE2E60FFCDFD63FB33FCBFFB42" author="Perret, J. - L." box="[672,803,1186,1213]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" pagination="457 - 505" refId="ref27183" refString="Perret, J. - L. (1986) Revision des especes africaines du genre Cnemaspis Strauch, sous-genre Ancylodactylus Muller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre especes Nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 93, 457 - 505. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 79705" type="journal article" year="1986">Perret 1986</bibRefCitation>
) at the penultimate joint of each digit. It is distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF16FB56FEC3FB1F" authorityName="Werner" authorityYear="1895" box="[213,351,1222,1248]" class="Reptilia" family="Phyllodactylidae" genus="Gymnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="africanus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF16FB56FEC3FB1F" box="[213,351,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFEADFB56FD9FFB1F" baseAuthorityName="Loveridge" baseAuthorityYear="1936" box="[366,515,1222,1248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="elgonensis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFEADFB56FD9FFB1F" box="[366,515,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. elgonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFDD1FB56FD0AFB1F" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[530,662,1222,1248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barbouri">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFDD1FB56FD0AFB1F" box="[530,662,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. barbouri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFD67FB56FCBCFB1F" baseAuthorityName="Mertens" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[676,800,1222,1248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="koehleri">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD67FB56FCBCFB1F" box="[676,800,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. koehleri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFCECFB56FC05FB1F" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1963" box="[815,921,1222,1248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dilepis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFCECFB56FC05FB1F" box="[815,921,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. dilepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFC6BFB56FB98FB1F" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[936,1028,1222,1248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gigas">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC6BFB56FC25FB1F" box="[936,953,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC04FB57FB98FB1F" box="[967,1028,1223,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">gigas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFBD0FB56FB30FB1F" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1043,1196,1222,1248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kenyaensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFBD0FB56FB30FB1F" box="[1043,1196,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. kenyaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB77FB56FA92FB1F" bold="true" box="[1204,1294,1222,1248]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFB77FB56FA92FB1F" box="[1204,1294,1222,1248]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFADFFB56FF46FAFC" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mathewsensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFADFFB56FF46FAFC" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. mathewsensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFF20FB7AFEA2FAFB" box="[227,318,1258,1284]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF20FB7AFEA5FAFB" bold="true" box="[227,313,1258,1284]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFE8CFB7AFE6CFAFC" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[335,496,1257,1284]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laikipiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE8CFB7AFE6CFAFC" box="[335,496,1257,1284]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. laikipiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE3BFB7AFDCFFAFB" bold="true" box="[504,595,1258,1284]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFE3BFB7AFDCFFAFB" box="[504,595,1258,1284]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFD57FB7AFCABFAFC" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[660,823,1257,1284]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chyuluensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD57FB7AFCABFAFC" box="[660,823,1257,1284]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. chyuluensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFCFCFB7AFC0AFAFB" bold="true" box="[831,918,1258,1284]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFCFCFB7AFC0AFAFB" box="[831,918,1258,1284]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
by bearing two or more rows of tubercles on the post-pygal (autotomic) portion of the tail dorsum. It has more longitudinal rows of dorsal trunk tubercles (8–9) than 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF12FAA1FE37FAB4" authorityName="Loveridge" authorityYear="1947" box="[209,427,1329,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quattuorseriatus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF12FAA1FE37FAB4" box="[209,427,1329,1355]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. quattuorseriatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFE7FFAA1FDB4FAB4" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1963" box="[444,552,1329,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dilepis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE7FFAA1FDB4FAB4" box="[444,552,1329,1355]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. dilepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFDFBFAA1FD68FAB4" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[568,756,1329,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mathewsensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFDFBFAA1FD68FAB4" box="[568,756,1329,1355]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. mathewsensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFD3EFAA1FCC6FAB4" box="[765,858,1329,1355]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD3EFAA1FCC8FAB4" bold="true" box="[765,852,1329,1355]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFCA8FAA1FB90FAB4" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[875,1036,1329,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laikipiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFCA8FAA1FB90FAB4" box="[875,1036,1329,1355]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. laikipiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFBD6FAA1FBEDFAB4" bold="true" box="[1045,1137,1329,1355]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFBD6FAA1FBEDFAB4" box="[1045,1137,1329,1355]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB41FAA1FB6BFAB4" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1154,1271,1329,1355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spawlsi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB41FAA1FB6BFAB4" box="[1154,1271,1329,1355]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. spawlsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFACBFAA1FAFFFAB4" bold="true" box="[1288,1379,1329,1355]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFACBFAA1FAFFFAB4" box="[1288,1379,1329,1355]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF54FAC5FEA7FA90" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[151,315,1365,1391]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chyuluensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF54FAC5FEA7FA90" box="[151,315,1365,1391]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. chyuluensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFE87FAC5FE3DFA90" box="[324,417,1365,1391]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE87FAC5FE07FA90" bold="true" box="[324,411,1365,1391]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(maximum four rows), and fewer than 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFCAAFAC5FB9DFA90" baseAuthorityName="Loveridge" baseAuthorityYear="1936" box="[873,1025,1365,1391]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="elgonensis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFCAAFAC5FB9DFA90" box="[873,1025,1365,1391]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. elgonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(10–14) and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB5EFAC5FAABFA90" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1181,1335,1365,1391]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kenyaensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB5EFAC5FAABFA90" box="[1181,1335,1365,1391]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. kenyaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFA82FAC5FA00FA90" bold="true" box="[1345,1436,1365,1391]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFA82FAC5FA00FA90" box="[1345,1436,1365,1391]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(12–16). It possesses a lower number of precloacal pores (8–13) than 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFC69FAE9FBB2FA6D" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[938,1070,1400,1427]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barbouri">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC69FAE9FBB2FA6D" box="[938,1070,1400,1427]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. barbouri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(14) and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB5FFAE9FB64FA6D" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[1180,1272,1401,1427]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gigas">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB5FFAE9FB64FA6D" box="[1180,1272,1401,1427]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. gigas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15–16) and a higher number than 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFEBAFA0CFDADFA49" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[377,561,1436,1462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mathewsensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFEBAFA0CFDADFA49" box="[377,561,1436,1462]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. mathewsensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFDFBFA0CFD0EFA48" box="[568,658,1436,1463]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFDFBFA0CFD10FA49" bold="true" box="[568,652,1436,1462]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFD63FA0CFCA3FA49" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[672,831,1436,1462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laikipiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD63FA0CFCA3FA49" box="[672,831,1436,1462]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. laikipiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC85FA0CFC03FA49" bold="true" box="[838,927,1436,1462]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFC85FA0CFC03FA49" box="[838,927,1436,1462]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFC16FA0CFBDBFA49" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[981,1095,1436,1462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spawlsi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC16FA0CFBDBFA49" box="[981,1095,1436,1462]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. spawlsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB96FA0CFB32FA49" bold="true" box="[1109,1198,1436,1462]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFB96FA0CFB32FA49" box="[1109,1198,1436,1462]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(6–7), It may also be distinguished in having an enlarged median series of subcaudals consisting of alternating single and paired scales from 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF15FA74FEFCFA01" authorityName="Werner" authorityYear="1895" box="[214,352,1508,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Phyllodactylidae" genus="Gymnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="africanus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF15FA74FEFCFA01" box="[214,352,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFEACFA74FE46FA01" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1963" box="[367,474,1508,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dilepis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFEACFA74FE46FA01" box="[367,474,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. dilepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFE2AFA74FDDBFA02" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[489,583,1508,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gigas">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE2AFA74FDDBFA02" box="[489,583,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. gigas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFD95FA74FD4EFA01" authorityName="Bauer, Chirio, Ineich &amp; LeBreton" authorityYear="2006" box="[598,722,1508,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alantika">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD95FA74FD4EFA01" box="[598,722,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. alantika</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFD22FA74FC07FA01" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[737,923,1508,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mathewsensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD22FA74FC07FA01" box="[737,923,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. mathewsensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFC60FA74FC63FA01" box="[931,1023,1508,1534]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC60FA74FC65FA01" bold="true" box="[931,1017,1508,1534]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFBCCFA74FB33FA01" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1039,1199,1508,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laikipiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFBCCFA74FB33FA01" box="[1039,1199,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. laikipiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB74FA74FA8EFA01" bold="true" box="[1207,1298,1508,1534]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFB74FA74FA8EFA01" box="[1207,1298,1508,1534]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFAE2FA74FA09FA01" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1313,1429,1508,1534]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spawlsi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFAE2FA74FA09FA01" box="[1313,1429,1508,1534]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. spawlsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF54F997FF6DF9DE" bold="true" box="[151,241,1543,1569]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFF54F997FF6DF9DE" box="[151,241,1543,1569]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFEEDF998FE4CF9DE" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[302,464,1543,1570]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chyuluensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFEEDF998FE4CF9DE" box="[302,464,1543,1570]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. chyuluensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFE15F997FDADF9DD" box="[470,561,1543,1570]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE15F997FDB7F9DE" bold="true" box="[470,555,1543,1569]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(all with a single median row of enlarged subcaudals) and from 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFAC0F998FA09F9DE" authorityName="Muller" authorityYear="1907" box="[1283,1429,1543,1570]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinicollis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFAC0F998FA09F9DE" box="[1283,1429,1543,1570]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. spinicollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF54F9BBFEA6F9BA" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[151,314,1579,1605]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="petrodroma">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF54F9BBFEA6F9BA" box="[151,314,1579,1605]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. petrodroma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFEB8F9BBFDBFF9BA" baseAuthorityName="Angel" baseAuthorityYear="1943" box="[379,547,1579,1605]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="occidentalis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFEB8F9BBFDBFF9BA" box="[379,547,1579,1605]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. occidentalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(irregular subcaudals). In having yellow on parts of the venter it differs from 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF54F9DFFE86F996" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[151,282,1615,1641]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barbouri">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF54F9DFFE86F996" box="[151,282,1615,1641]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. barbouri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFEEBF9DFFE2BF996" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[296,439,1615,1641]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="uzungwae">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFEEBF9DFFE2BF996" box="[296,439,1615,1641]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. uzungwae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFE05F9DFFD02F996" authorityName="Loveridge" authorityYear="1947" box="[454,670,1615,1641]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quattuorseriatus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE05F9DFFD02F996" box="[454,670,1615,1641]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. quattuorseriatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD1FF9DFFCA4F996" box="[732,824,1615,1641]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. gigas</emphasis>
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and from most other congeners it differs in having the trunk from the axillae to cloaca greyish or whitish, with only a yellowish tail, chest and neck. This difference applies to 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF76F907FEA3F94E" box="[181,319,1687,1713]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. africanus</emphasis>
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(
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), in which all but the throat is yellow, and with which 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFBC6F907FB0CF94E" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1029,1168,1687,1713]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kituiensis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFBC6F907FB0CF94E" box="[1029,1168,1687,1713]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. kituiensis</emphasis>
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has been confused (see 
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Spawls 
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF2CF92CFEB4F92A" box="[239,296,1723,1749]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">et al.</emphasis>
2018
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). At a maximum of 
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SVL 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD1DF92BFCF4F92A" box="[734,872,1723,1749]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. kituiensis</emphasis>
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is smaller than 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFBBFF92BFA88F92A" box="[1148,1300,1723,1749]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. kenyaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFADFF92BFAEAF92A" bold="true" box="[1308,1398,1723,1749]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFADFF92BFAEAF92A" box="[1308,1398,1723,1749]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(to 
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SVL) and 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFEA0F94FFE65F906" box="[355,505,1759,1785]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. elgonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(to 
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFDE4F94FFDEBF905" box="[551,631,1759,1786]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.1" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="61.0">61 mm</quantity>
SVL), but larger than 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFCB5F94FFC65F906" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[886,1017,1759,1785]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barbouri">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFCB5F94FFC65F906" box="[886,1017,1759,1785]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. barbouri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFBCBF94FFBC5F905" box="[1032,1113,1759,1786]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.2" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="42.0">42 mm</quantity>
SVL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB6EF94FFAA0F906" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1986" box="[1197,1340,1759,1785]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="uzungwae">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB6EF94FFAA0F906" box="[1197,1340,1759,1785]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. uzungwae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFA8FF94FFA01F905" box="[1356,1437,1759,1786]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="40.0">40 mm</quantity>
SVL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFF20F893FE20F8E2" authorityName="Loveridge" authorityYear="1947" box="[227,444,1795,1821]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quattuorseriatus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF20F893FE20F8E2" box="[227,444,1795,1821]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. quattuorseriatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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SVL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFDADF893FC88F8E2" baseAuthorityName="Schmidt" baseAuthorityYear="1919" box="[622,788,1795,1821]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dickersonae">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFDADF893FC88F8E2" box="[622,788,1795,1821]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. dickersonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFCE7F893FCE8F8E1" box="[804,884,1795,1822]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.1" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="41.0">41 mm</quantity>
SVL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFC04F893FBADF8E2" baseAuthorityName="Perret" baseAuthorityYear="1963" box="[967,1073,1795,1821]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dilepis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC04F893FBADF8E2" box="[967,1073,1795,1821]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. dilepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFB83F893FB0CF8E1" box="[1088,1168,1795,1822]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.2" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="32.0">32 mm</quantity>
SVL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB20F893FA00F8E2" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1251,1436,1795,1821]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mathewsensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB20F893FA00F8E2" box="[1251,1436,1795,1821]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. mathewsensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFF54F8B7FF6DF8BD" box="[151,241,1831,1858]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF54F8B7FF77F8BE" bold="true" box="[151,235,1831,1857]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFF3CF8B7FED2F8BD" box="[255,334,1831,1858]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="40.0">40 mm</quantity>
SVL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFE5CF8B7FDA1F8BE" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[415,573,1831,1857]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laikipiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE5CF8B7FDA1F8BE" box="[415,573,1831,1857]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. laikipiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD81F8B7FD07F8BE" bold="true" box="[578,667,1831,1857]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFD81F8B7FD07F8BE" box="[578,667,1831,1857]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFD6AF8B7FD64F8BD" box="[681,760,1831,1858]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="35.0">35 mm</quantity>
SVL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFC8BF8B7FC26F8BE" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[840,954,1831,1857]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spawlsi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC8BF8B7FC26F8BE" box="[840,954,1831,1857]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. spawlsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC04F8B7FBBCF8BE" bold="true" box="[967,1056,1831,1857]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFC04F8B7FBBCF8BE" box="[967,1056,1831,1857]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFBEDF8B7FBE1F8BD" box="[1070,1149,1831,1858]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="30.0">30 mm</quantity>
SVL), and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB3FF8B7FA01F8BE" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[1276,1437,1831,1857]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chyuluensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB3FF8B7FA01F8BE" box="[1276,1437,1831,1857]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. chyuluensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFF54F8DBFF6DF899" box="[151,241,1867,1894]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFF54F8DBFF76F89A" bold="true" box="[151,234,1867,1893]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(
<quantity id="4C8570BA2E60FFCDFF3CF8DBFED2F899" box="[255,334,1867,1894]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" unit="mm" value="28.0">28 mm</quantity>
SVL). 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFE5DF8DBFD25F89A" authority="Malonza &amp; Bauer, 2022" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[414,697,1867,1893]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kituiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFE5DF8DBFD25F89A" box="[414,697,1867,1893]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Ancylodactylus kituiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E60FFCDFD7DF8DBFC84F899" box="[702,792,1867,1894]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFD7DF8DBFC8DF89A" bold="true" box="[702,785,1867,1893]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
also has a single, conspicuous white or yellow tubercle on each side of the neck. This is prominent in some West African congeners, like 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFBC8F8FFFB01F876" authorityName="Muller" authorityYear="1907" box="[1035,1181,1903,1929]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinicollis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFBC8F8FFFB01F876" box="[1035,1181,1903,1929]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. spinicollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFB16F8FFFACCF876" authorityName="Bauer, Chirio, Ineich &amp; LeBreton" authorityYear="2006" box="[1237,1360,1903,1929]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cnemaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alantika">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFB16F8FFFACCF876" box="[1237,1360,1903,1929]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">A. alantika</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but, is less conspicuous in other East African taxa. In addition, the tail of 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFC43F803FB00F852" authorityName="Malonza &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2022" box="[896,1180,1939,1965]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kituiensis">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFC43F803FB00F852" box="[896,1180,1939,1965]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Ancylodactylus kituiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is banded, as in 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFA95F804FDD9F82E" authority="(Moreau de Jonnes)" baseAuthorityName="Moreau de Jonnes" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mabouia">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFA95F804FEC2F82E" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Hemidactylus mabouia</emphasis>
(Moreau de Jonnès)
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFDBFF828FC1AF82D" authority="Peters" authorityName="Peters" box="[636,902,1975,2002]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="platycephalus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFDBFF828FCA7F82E" box="[636,827,1975,2001]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">H. platycephalus</emphasis>
Peters
</taxonomicName>
and the dorsum of both the trunk and tail lacks the chevron or fleur-de-lis 
<typeStatus id="54C663FD2E60FFCDFE00F84CFE6FF809" box="[451,499,2012,2038]" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">type</typeStatus>
markings seen in other East African species of 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E60FFCDFBCBF84BFB2FF80A" authorityName="Muller" authorityYear="1907" box="[1032,1203,2011,2037]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Ancylodactylus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="110" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E60FFCDFBCBF84BFB2FF80A" box="[1032,1203,2011,2037]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="110">Ancylodactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E63FFCEFF04FF06FE72FF4F" bold="true" box="[199,494,150,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="111">
Description of 
<typeStatus id="54C663FD2E63FFCEFE43FF06FE75FF4F" box="[384,489,150,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="111" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
.
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Specimen generally in good condition. Body somewhat dorsoventrally flattened (
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, 
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). Measurements: SVL = 51.7; TAL = 57.0; HL = 15.3; HW = 10.9; OD = 3.0; SE = 6.1. Head elongate (HL/SVL = 0.29), wide (HW/HL = 0.71), somewhat depressed, and distinct from the neck, loreal region flattened, canthus rostralis prominent. Scales on snout and loreal region domed to conical, much larger than scales of interorbital region and crown. Eyes small (OD/HL = 0.19), ear opening slit-like; two larger internasals separated in the midline by one small granular scale. 6 infralabials and 7 supralabials. Mental scale triangular, 3 postmentals, the outer pair larger than the central scale and in contact with the first infralabials and mental; 5 post-post mentals. A single prominent tubercle on lateral surface of neck anterior to each forelimb insertion.
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Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; minute juxtaposed granules interspersed with enlarged tubercles, several times size of adjacent granular scales, arranged in about nine irregular longitudinal rows at midbody (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E63FFCEFAF7FE4AFA13FE0B" box="[1332,1423,474,500]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1864,1888]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,819,1840]" captionTargetId="figure-336@10.[151,1435,812,1840]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4. Holotype of Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. (NMK-L2702/2). A) Dorsal view of the preserved specimen. Scale bar = 10 mm. B) Dorsal view of anterior trunk showing prominent rows of tubercles. C) Ventral view of left hind foot. D) Tail dorsum showing the enlarged tubercles. E) Subcaudal view showing irregular alternation of larger and paired smaller median scales at mid-venter of tail." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581588" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581588/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="111">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
). Tubercles broad rounded, conical to weakly keeled; those on nape and shoulders smaller than on more posterior portions of trunk. Scattered tubercles on occipital and temporal regions smaller than those on body. Ventral scales larger than dorsal, smooth, imbricate, slightly larger in precloacal and femoral regions than on chest and belly; approximately 22 at midbody. Fore-and hind limbs relatively long, slender, covered by granular to slightly enlarged sub-imbricating scales, the latter chiefly on the preaxial surfaces. All digits moderately long and slender, strongly clawed; penultimate phalanx of all digits curved, arising angularly from distal portion of the distinctly wider basal toe pad; three wide basal lamellae, the distalmost much larger than the more proximal, and 13 narrow distal lamellae under digit IV of pes (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E63FFCEFE4CFD6AFE74FCEB" box="[399,488,762,788]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1864,1888]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,819,1840]" captionTargetId="figure-336@10.[151,1435,812,1840]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4. Holotype of Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. (NMK-L2702/2). A) Dorsal view of the preserved specimen. Scale bar = 10 mm. B) Dorsal view of anterior trunk showing prominent rows of tubercles. C) Ventral view of left hind foot. D) Tail dorsum showing the enlarged tubercles. E) Subcaudal view showing irregular alternation of larger and paired smaller median scales at mid-venter of tail." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581588" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581588/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="111">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
). Enlarged basal lamellae on digits of pes: I:1, II:3, III:4, IV:3, V:2.
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E63FFCEFF54F8D8FE8FF89F" bold="true" box="[151,275,1864,1888]" pageId="10" pageNumber="111">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E63FFCEFE5AF8D8FD06F89F" box="[409,666,1864,1888]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="111">Ancylodactylus kituiensis</emphasis>
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(NMK-L2702/2). A) Dorsal view of the preserved specimen. Scale bar = 10 mm. B) Dorsal view of anterior trunk showing prominent rows of tubercles. C) Ventral view of left hind foot. D) Tail dorsum showing the enlarged tubercles. E) Subcaudal view showing irregular alternation of larger and paired smaller median scales at mid-venter of tail.
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E62FFCFFF54F90EFE88F948" bold="true" box="[151,276,1694,1719]" pageId="11" pageNumber="112">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga.
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<paragraph id="8BC2DD5F2E62FFC8FF04F8BDFE59FF06" blockId="11.[151,1436,1837,2043]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,151,1221]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="113" pageId="11" pageNumber="112">
Precloacal pores in a single continuous row of 12. Hemipenial bulge prominent (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E62FFCFFB94F8BDFB32F8B8" box="[1111,1198,1837,1863]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1864,1888]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,819,1840]" captionTargetId="figure-336@10.[151,1435,812,1840]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4. Holotype of Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. (NMK-L2702/2). A) Dorsal view of the preserved specimen. Scale bar = 10 mm. B) Dorsal view of anterior trunk showing prominent rows of tubercles. C) Ventral view of left hind foot. D) Tail dorsum showing the enlarged tubercles. E) Subcaudal view showing irregular alternation of larger and paired smaller median scales at mid-venter of tail." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581588" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581588/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="112">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
), a single prominent, postcloacal spur on each side of the vent. Tail slightly depressed, slightly longer than SVL (TAL 110% SVL), tail dorsum covered in small, mostly uniform juxtaposed hexagonal to oval scales (
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); distinctly segmented, especially proximally, each segment bearing near its distal margin a transverse row large, rounded tubercles. First segment posterior to hemipenial bulge with four tubercles, each drawn out into a point posteriorly and with a longitudinal midline keel along its posterior half (
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). More distal tail segments with tubercles lacking distinct points and keels. From fourth segment distally only two tubercles per segment, these becoming irregular and disappearing in the distal third of the tail. Midventral subcaudal scales with a single enlarged scale alternating with a pair of smaller scales (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FEA2FF4FFE25FF06" box="[353,441,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1864,1888]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,819,1840]" captionTargetId="figure-336@10.[151,1435,812,1840]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4. Holotype of Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. (NMK-L2702/2). A) Dorsal view of the preserved specimen. Scale bar = 10 mm. B) Dorsal view of anterior trunk showing prominent rows of tubercles. C) Ventral view of left hind foot. D) Tail dorsum showing the enlarged tubercles. E) Subcaudal view showing irregular alternation of larger and paired smaller median scales at mid-venter of tail." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581588" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581588/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FF04FE92FDBDFEE3" bold="true" box="[199,545,258,284]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Coloration (in preservative).</emphasis>
Dorsum light grayish-brown with dark blotches and a series of marks along the back (
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). Dorsolateral tubercles brownish, darker than base color. Crown of head brown with some dark marks; infralabials and supralabials pale with dark stippling. Limbs brown with slightly darker transverse mottling or bands, digits also with dark banding. Tail grayish-brown with dark bands visible distally. Body venter creamwhite. Throat with a faded pattern of thin, mostly longitudinal, dark markings. Tail venter light cream.
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FF04FE26FE33FE2F" bold="true" box="[199,431,438,464]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Coloration (in life).</emphasis>
Based on photographed 
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(see 
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FCB1FE27FC2AFE2E" box="[882,950,438,465]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581590" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581590/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). In life, during the day, the dorsal color is mainly shades of light gray-brown, with approximately six pairs of darker brown paravertebral markings from nape to tail base, these separated by thin, golden to pale lichenous, complete or broken transverse bands which extend on to the flanks (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FE99FDB3FE28FDC2" box="[346,436,546,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581590" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581590/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
). Either the paravertebral markings or the transverse bars may dominate and a vertebral stripe is sometimes present. In some individuals the two pairs of dark spots on the neck and shoulder are particularly dark and or prominent. The head is light grayish-brown with some small, dark scattered markings. Labial scales with alternating light (yellowish) and dark brown markings. Margins of orbits yellow. Prominent neck tubercle and surrounding granules whitish to very pale yellow (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FD10FD23FCCCFD32" box="[723,848,690,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581590" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581590/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Fig. 5A–C</figureCitation>
). Limbs mottled to banded with alternating mustard colored and chestnut markings; digits with well-demarcated dark brown bands that are shorter than the intervening pale beige to brown interspaces. The tail is golden to mustard-colored with 6–7 reddish-brown to chestnut bands (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FF5CFC8FFEAFFCC6" box="[159,307,798,825]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581590" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581590/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Figs. 5A, 5C</figureCitation>
). Dorsal color may be affected by the substrate on which the gecko is resting and/or external stimuli, such as prevailing weather conditions. Ventral body color off-white with scattered pale yellowish scales. Neck and forebody to forelimb insertions up to shoulders and on to ventral surfaces of limbs a bright yellow or orange (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FAA7FCF7FF76FC5A" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581590" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581590/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Figs. 5B, 5D</figureCitation>
). Chin and throat bright white with thin brownish chevron marks which continue on to the yellow neck (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FAACFC1BFF20FC36" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581590" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581590/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Fig. 5D</figureCitation>
). Tail venter pale yellow, bolder on ventrolateral surfaces. Postcloacal tubercle yellow. In contrast, in 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FA86FC3FFEFBFC12" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Ancylodactylus africanus</emphasis>
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except for the throat, which may be mottled whitish, the underside, including the chest, belly, limbs and tail, is yellowish. (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FF04FB8AFEA3FBCB" bold="true" box="[199,319,1050,1076]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Variation.</emphasis>
Mensural data for the type series is given in 
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. All 
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generally resemble the 
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(see above and 
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FE80FBAFFE1FFBA6" box="[323,387,1086,1113]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[155,1431,181,1670]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 5. Ancylodactylus kituiensis sp. nov. A–B) Live adult male paratype NMK-L3559/1 inside rock cave at Nzambani Rock. C–D) Freshly dead male paratype NMK-L3775/1 from Mutomo Hill rock outcrops showing dorsal and ventral coloration, respectively. Photos A–B © P.K. Malonza, photos C–D © Domnick Victor Wasonga." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581590" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581590/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
for color variation). Comparative data for 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FC9DFBAFFBE5FBA6" box="[862,1145,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Ancylodactylus africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is given in 
<tableCitation id="C6FFE8E42E65FFC8FB3BFBAFFAD0FBA6" box="[1272,1356,1087,1113]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="14.[151,239,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="TABLE 3. Measurements and morphological characters of comparative Ancylodactylus africanus. Measurements are in millimeters and sex in parentheses (F = female, M= male). All the specimens have tuberculate dorsal scales in 10 longitudinal rows, 6–7 infralabial and supralabial scales, 8–11 (majority 9) male precloacal pores, smooth dorsal tail scales and their throats are either dark, or with chevron like speckles or white. A Kitobo Forest juvenile (NMK-L3098, approximately SVL 20 mm) with 8 rows of enlarged tubercles on the trunk and smooth dorsal tail scales is omitted." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF028DD72E67FFCAFF54FF07FA8AFEC0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113" tableUuid="DF028DD72E67FFCAFF54FF07FA8AFEC0">Table 3</tableCitation>
. Males have a continuous series of 8 to 13 precloacal pores (
<figureCitation id="1346C1DA2E65FFC8FD2BFBF3FCB9FB82" box="[744,805,1123,1149]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1230,1254]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,345,1207]" captionTargetId="figure-99@8.[151,1435,345,1207]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 3. Ancylodactylus kenyaensis sp. nov., in life. A) Holotype (NMK-220L/2), adult male, dorsal view, note trombiculid mite infestation. B) Holotype venter showing lack of bright pigmentation. C) Adult female paratype (NMK-220L/1); D) Tree trunk microhabitat of A. kenyaensis in Chuka Forest, Meru South, Thiraka-Nithi County, Kenya." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581586" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6581586/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Fig 3</figureCitation>
, 
<tableCitation id="C6FFE8E42E65FFC8FCF2FBF3FC1BFB82" box="[817,903,1123,1149]" captionStart="TABLE 4" captionStartId="19.[151,239,512,536]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="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." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF028DD72E7AFFD7FF54FD90FEF6FD9F" pageId="12" pageNumber="113" tableUuid="DF028DD72E7AFFD7FF54FD90FEF6FD9F">Table 4</tableCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FF04FB17FED2FB5E" bold="true" box="[199,334,1159,1185]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named for 
<collectingRegion id="49B913BD2E65FFC8FE17FB17FDF4FB5E" box="[468,616,1159,1185]" country="Kenya" name="Kitui" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Kitui County</collectingRegion>
, the more inclusive locality within which the dryland rocky hills and outcrops occupied by this species occur.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC2DD5F2E65FFC8FF54FB64FC95FACF" blockId="12.[151,1436,1268,1329]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FF54FB64FE96FAF3" bold="true" box="[151,266,1268,1292]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Measurements and morphological characters of adult 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FC8DFB64FBC0FAF3" box="[846,1116,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Ancylodactylus kituiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909014D2E65FFC8FBA1FB65FB24FAF2" bold="true" box="[1122,1208,1269,1293]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23ABC362E65FFC8FBA1FB65FB24FAF2" box="[1122,1208,1269,1293]" pageId="12" pageNumber="113" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Measurements are in millimeters and sex in parentheses (F = female, M= male).
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<paragraph id="8BC2DD5F2E65FFC8FE81FAD1FAE7F84F" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<table id="F97D2FFF2E65003BFF65FAD1FA0CF832" box="[166,1424,1345,1997]" gridcols="9" gridrows="15" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65FAD1FA0CFAA6" box="[166,1424,1345,1369]" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFE81FAD1FE2FFAA6" box="[322,435,1345,1369]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Holotype</th>
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CFAD1FDDCFAA6" box="[463,576,1345,1369]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Paratype</th>
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EFAD1FD52FAA6" box="[605,718,1345,1369]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Paratype</th>
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFD29FAD1FCC7FAA6" box="[746,859,1345,1369]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Paratype</th>
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBFAD1FC75FAA6" box="[888,1001,1345,1369]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Paratype</th>
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6FAD1FBEAFAA6" box="[1029,1142,1345,1369]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Paratype</th>
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFB51FAD1FA9FFAA6" box="[1170,1283,1345,1369]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Paratype</th>
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3FAD1FA0CFAA6" box="[1312,1424,1345,1369]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Paratype</th>
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<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65FAF9FA0CFA5A" box="[166,1424,1385,1445]" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65FAF9FEBFFA5A" box="[166,291,1385,1445]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Character</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81FAF9FE2FFA5A" box="[322,435,1385,1445]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L2702/2 (M)</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CFAF9FDDCFA5A" box="[463,576,1385,1445]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L2702/ 1(F)</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EFAF9FD52FA5A" box="[605,718,1385,1445]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L2744/ 1(M)</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29FAF9FCC7FA5A" box="[746,859,1385,1445]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L2708/ 1(F)</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBFAF9FC75FA5A" box="[888,1001,1385,1445]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L3559/ 1(M)</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6FAF9FBEAFA5A" box="[1029,1142,1385,1445]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L3559/ 5(F)</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51FAF9FA9FFA5A" box="[1170,1283,1385,1445]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L3780/ 1(M)</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3FAF9FA0CFA5A" box="[1312,1424,1385,1445]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">L3775/ 4(M)</td>
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<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65FA25FA0CFA32" box="[166,1424,1461,1485]" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65FA25FEBFFA32" box="[166,291,1461,1485]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">SVL</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81FA25FE2FFA32" box="[322,435,1461,1485]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">51.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CFA25FDDCFA32" box="[463,576,1461,1485]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">50.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EFA25FD52FA32" box="[605,718,1461,1485]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">43.1</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29FA25FCC7FA32" box="[746,859,1461,1485]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">45.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBFA25FC75FA32" box="[888,1001,1461,1485]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">53.2</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6FA25FBEAFA32" box="[1029,1142,1461,1485]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">45.4</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51FA25FA9FFA32" box="[1170,1283,1461,1485]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">53.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3FA25FA0CFA32" box="[1312,1424,1461,1485]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">46.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65FA4DFA0CFA09" box="[166,1424,1501,1526]" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65FA4DFEBFFA09" box="[166,291,1501,1526]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">TAL</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81FA4DFE2FFA09" box="[322,435,1501,1526]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">47.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CFA4DFDDCFA09" box="[463,576,1501,1526]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">61.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EFA4DFD52FA09" box="[605,718,1501,1526]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">56.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29FA4DFCC7FA09" box="[746,859,1501,1526]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">48.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBFA4DFC75FA09" box="[888,1001,1501,1526]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">63.4</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6FA4DFBEAFA09" box="[1029,1142,1501,1526]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">51.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51FA4DFA9FFA09" box="[1170,1283,1501,1526]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">54.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3FA4DFA0CFA09" box="[1312,1424,1501,1526]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">57.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F995FA0CF9E1" box="[166,1424,1541,1566]" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F995FEBFF9E1" box="[166,291,1541,1566]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">HL</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F995FE2FF9E1" box="[322,435,1541,1566]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">15.3</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF995FDDCF9E1" box="[463,576,1541,1566]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">14.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF995FD52F9E1" box="[605,718,1541,1566]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">13.3</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F995FCC7F9E1" box="[746,859,1541,1566]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">13.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF995FC75F9E1" box="[888,1001,1541,1566]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">15.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F995FBEAF9E1" box="[1029,1142,1541,1566]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">13.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F995FA9FF9E1" box="[1170,1283,1541,1566]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">16.4</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F995FA0CF9E1" box="[1312,1424,1541,1566]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">14.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F9BEFA0CF9B9" box="[166,1424,1582,1606]" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F9BEFEBFF9B9" box="[166,291,1582,1606]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">HW</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F9BEFE2FF9B9" box="[322,435,1582,1606]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">10.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF9BEFDDCF9B9" box="[463,576,1582,1606]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF9BEFD52F9B9" box="[605,718,1582,1606]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">8.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F9BEFCC7F9B9" box="[746,859,1582,1606]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">8.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF9BEFC75F9B9" box="[888,1001,1582,1606]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">10.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F9BEFBEAF9B9" box="[1029,1142,1582,1606]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9.1</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F9BEFA9FF9B9" box="[1170,1283,1582,1606]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F9BEFA0CF9B9" box="[1312,1424,1582,1606]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F9C6FA0CF991" box="[166,1424,1622,1646]" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F9C6FEBFF991" box="[166,291,1622,1646]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">OD</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F9C6FE2FF991" box="[322,435,1622,1646]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">3.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF9C6FDDCF991" box="[463,576,1622,1646]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">3.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF9C6FD52F991" box="[605,718,1622,1646]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">2.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F9C6FCC7F991" box="[746,859,1622,1646]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">2.4</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF9C6FC75F991" box="[888,1001,1622,1646]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">2.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F9C6FBEAF991" box="[1029,1142,1622,1646]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">2.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F9C6FA9FF991" box="[1170,1283,1622,1646]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">2.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F9C6FA0CF991" box="[1312,1424,1622,1646]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">2.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F9EEFA0CF969" box="[166,1424,1662,1686]" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F9EEFEBFF969" box="[166,291,1662,1686]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">SE</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F9EEFE2FF969" box="[322,435,1662,1686]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6.1</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF9EEFDDCF969" box="[463,576,1662,1686]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF9EEFD52F969" box="[605,718,1662,1686]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">5.1</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F9EEFCC7F969" box="[746,859,1662,1686]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">5.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF9EEFC75F969" box="[888,1001,1662,1686]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F9EEFBEAF969" box="[1029,1142,1662,1686]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">5.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F9EEFA9FF969" box="[1170,1283,1662,1686]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F9EEFA0CF969" box="[1312,1424,1662,1686]" gridcol="8" gridrow="7" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6.1</td>
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<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F937FA0CF940" box="[166,1424,1703,1727]" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F937FEBFF940" box="[166,291,1703,1727]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Ventrals</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F937FE2FF940" box="[322,435,1703,1727]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">22</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF937FDDCF940" box="[463,576,1703,1727]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">19</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF937FD52F940" box="[605,718,1703,1727]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">21</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F937FCC7F940" box="[746,859,1703,1727]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">19</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF937FC75F940" box="[888,1001,1703,1727]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">20</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F937FBEAF940" box="[1029,1142,1703,1727]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">19</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F937FA9FF940" box="[1170,1283,1703,1727]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">20</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F937FA0CF940" box="[1312,1424,1703,1727]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">22</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F95FFA0CF918" box="[166,1424,1743,1767]" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F95FFEBFF918" box="[166,291,1743,1767]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Tub. rows</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F95FFE2FF918" box="[322,435,1743,1767]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF95FFDDCF918" box="[463,576,1743,1767]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF95FFD52F918" box="[605,718,1743,1767]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F95FFCC7F918" box="[746,859,1743,1767]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF95FFC75F918" box="[888,1001,1743,1767]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F95FFBEAF918" box="[1029,1142,1743,1767]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F95FFA9FF918" box="[1170,1283,1743,1767]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F95FFA0CF918" box="[1312,1424,1743,1767]" gridcol="8" gridrow="9" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F967FA0CF8F0" box="[166,1424,1783,1807]" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F967FEBFF8F0" box="[166,291,1783,1807]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Caudals</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F967FE2FF8F0" box="[322,435,1783,1807]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF967FDDCF8F0" box="[463,576,1783,1807]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF967FD52F8F0" box="[605,718,1783,1807]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F967FCC7F8F0" box="[746,859,1783,1807]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF967FC75F8F0" box="[888,1001,1783,1807]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F967FBEAF8F0" box="[1029,1142,1783,1807]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F967FA9FF8F0" box="[1170,1283,1783,1807]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F967FA0CF8F0" box="[1312,1424,1783,1807]" gridcol="8" gridrow="10" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">tuberculate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F88FFA0CF8C8" box="[166,1424,1823,1847]" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F88FFEBFF8C8" box="[166,291,1823,1847]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Infralabials</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F88FFE2FF8C8" box="[322,435,1823,1847]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF88FFDDCF8C8" box="[463,576,1823,1847]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF88FFD52F8C8" box="[605,718,1823,1847]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F88FFCC7F8C8" box="[746,859,1823,1847]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF88FFC75F8C8" box="[888,1001,1823,1847]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F88FFBEAF8C8" box="[1029,1142,1823,1847]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F88FFA9FF8C8" box="[1170,1283,1823,1847]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F88FFA0CF8C8" box="[1312,1424,1823,1847]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F8D7FA0CF89F" box="[166,1424,1863,1888]" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F8D7FEBFF89F" box="[166,291,1863,1888]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Supralabials</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F8D7FE2FF89F" box="[322,435,1863,1888]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF8D7FDDCF89F" box="[463,576,1863,1888]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF8D7FD52F89F" box="[605,718,1863,1888]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F8D7FCC7F89F" box="[746,859,1863,1888]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF8D7FC75F89F" box="[888,1001,1863,1888]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F8D7FBEAF89F" box="[1029,1142,1863,1888]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F8D7FA9FF89F" box="[1170,1283,1863,1888]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F8D7FA0CF89F" box="[1312,1424,1863,1888]" gridcol="8" gridrow="12" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F8E0FA0CF877" box="[166,1424,1904,1928]" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F8E0FEBFF877" box="[166,291,1904,1928]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">PC pores</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F8E0FE2FF877" box="[322,435,1904,1928]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">12</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF8E0FDDCF877" box="[463,576,1904,1928]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">—</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF8E0FD52F877" box="[605,718,1904,1928]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">10</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F8E0FCC7F877" box="[746,859,1904,1928]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">—</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF8E0FC75F877" box="[888,1001,1904,1928]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">13</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F8E0FBEAF877" box="[1029,1142,1904,1928]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">—</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F8E0FA9FF877" box="[1170,1283,1904,1928]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">12</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F8E0FA0CF877" box="[1312,1424,1904,1928]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E65003BFF65F808FA0CF832" box="[166,1424,1944,1997]" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">
<th id="769CB6612E65003BFF65F808FEBFF832" box="[166,291,1944,1997]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">Throat pattern</th>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE81F808FE2FF832" box="[322,435,1944,1997]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFE0CF808FDDCF832" box="[463,576,1944,1997]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD9EF808FD52F832" box="[605,718,1944,1997]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFD29F808FCC7F832" box="[746,859,1944,1997]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFCBBF808FC75F832" box="[888,1001,1944,1997]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFBC6F808FBEAF832" box="[1029,1142,1944,1997]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFB51F808FA9FF832" box="[1170,1283,1944,1997]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
<td id="769CB6612E65003BFAE3F808FA0CF832" box="[1312,1424,1944,1997]" gridcol="8" gridrow="14" pageId="12" pageNumber="113">chevrons</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E64FFC9FF54F8AEFEB4F8A9" bold="true" box="[151,296,1854,1878]" pageId="13" pageNumber="114">FIGURE 6A.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E64FFC9FEF3F8AEFDAFF8A9" box="[304,563,1854,1878]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="114">Ancylodactylus africanus</emphasis>
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in life. A–B) Adult female, dorsum (NMK-L3622/3) and venter (NMK-L218L), respectively; Shimba Hills National Reserve. C) Male (NMK-L3924/L) on rock cave ceiling, Ngulia Hills. D) Ventral surface of specimen in image C. Photos: A–D © P.K. Malonza.
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E67FFCAFF54FF07FE96FF50" bold="true" box="[151,266,151,175]" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Measurements and morphological characters of comparative 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E67FFCAFC63FF07FB2CFF4F" box="[928,1200,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Ancylodactylus africanus</emphasis>
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. Measurements are in millimeters and sex in parentheses (F = female, M= male). All the specimens have tuberculate dorsal scales in 10 longitudinal rows, 6–7 infralabial and supralabial scales, 8–11 (majority 9) male precloacal pores, smooth dorsal tail scales and their throats are either dark, or with chevron like speckles or white. A Kitobo Forest juvenile (NMK-L3098, approximately SVL 20 mm) with 8 rows of enlarged tubercles on the trunk and smooth dorsal tail scales is omitted.
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<paragraph id="8BC2DD5F2E67FFCAFF54FEDBFBEAFD34" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<table id="F97D2FFF2E67003BFF55FEDBFBEBFD33" box="[150,1143,331,716]" gridcols="7" gridrows="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FEDBFBEBFE9B" box="[150,1143,331,356]" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FEDBFE56FE9B" box="[150,458,331,356]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Site/Character</th>
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FEDBFD3BFE9B" box="[630,679,331,356]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">SVL</th>
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FEDBFC9AFE9B" box="[726,774,331,356]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">TAL</th>
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FEDBFCFFFE9B" box="[822,867,331,356]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">HL</th>
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FEDBFC5DFE9B" box="[918,961,331,356]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">HW</th>
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FEDBFB80FE9B" box="[1014,1052,331,356]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">OD</th>
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FEDBFBEBFE9B" box="[1110,1143,331,356]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">SE</th>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FEFFFBEBFE77" box="[150,1143,367,392]" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FEFFFE56FE77" box="[150,458,367,392]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Taita Hills-L2250/3 (M)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FEFFFD3BFE77" box="[630,679,367,392]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">46.4</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FEFFFC9AFE77" box="[726,774,367,392]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">56.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FEFFFCFFFE77" box="[822,867,367,392]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">13.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FEFFFC5DFE77" box="[918,961,367,392]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">9.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FEFFFB80FE77" box="[1014,1052,367,392]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FEFFFBEBFE77" box="[1110,1143,367,392]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">5.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FE03FBEBFE53" box="[150,1143,403,428]" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FE03FE56FE53" box="[150,458,403,428]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Taita Hills-L2251/5 (F)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FE03FD3BFE53" box="[630,679,403,428]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">48.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FE03FC9AFE53" box="[726,774,403,428]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">54.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FE03FCFFFE53" box="[822,867,403,428]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">14.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FE03FC5DFE53" box="[918,961,403,428]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">9.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FE03FB80FE53" box="[1014,1052,403,428]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FE03FBEBFE53" box="[1110,1143,403,428]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">6.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FE27FBEBFE2F" box="[150,1143,439,464]" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FE27FE56FE2F" box="[150,458,439,464]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Ngulia Hills-L3227/5(F)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FE27FD3BFE2F" box="[630,679,439,464]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">45.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FE27FC9AFE2F" box="[726,774,439,464]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">40.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FE27FCFFFE2F" box="[822,867,439,464]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">14.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FE27FC5DFE2F" box="[918,961,439,464]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">8.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FE27FB80FE2F" box="[1014,1052,439,464]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FE27FBEBFE2F" box="[1110,1143,439,464]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">6.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FE4BFBEBFE0B" box="[150,1143,475,500]" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FE4BFE56FE0B" box="[150,458,475,500]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Ngulia Hills-L3924/3(M)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FE4BFD3BFE0B" box="[630,679,475,500]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">46.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FE4BFC9AFE0B" box="[726,774,475,500]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">53.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FE4BFCFFFE0B" box="[822,867,475,500]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">13.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FE4BFC5DFE0B" box="[918,961,475,500]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">9.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FE4BFB80FE0B" box="[1014,1052,475,500]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FE4BFBEBFE0B" box="[1110,1143,475,500]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">6.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FE6FFBEBFDE7" box="[150,1143,511,536]" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FE6FFE56FDE7" box="[150,458,511,536]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Shimba Hills-L3623(M)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FE6FFD3BFDE7" box="[630,679,511,536]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">41.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FE6FFC9AFDE7" box="[726,774,511,536]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">44.1</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FE6FFCFFFDE7" box="[822,867,511,536]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">11.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FE6FFC5DFDE7" box="[918,961,511,536]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">8.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FE6FFB80FDE7" box="[1014,1052,511,536]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FE6FFBEBFDE7" box="[1110,1143,511,536]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">6.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FDB3FBEBFDC3" box="[150,1143,547,572]" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FDB3FE56FDC3" box="[150,458,547,572]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Shimba Hills-L3622/3(F)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FDB3FD3BFDC3" box="[630,679,547,572]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">38.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FDB3FC9AFDC3" box="[726,774,547,572]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">47.2</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FDB3FCFFFDC3" box="[822,867,547,572]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">10.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FDB3FC5DFDC3" box="[918,961,547,572]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">7.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FDB3FB80FDC3" box="[1014,1052,547,572]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.6</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FDB3FBEBFDC3" box="[1110,1143,547,572]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">5.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FDD7FBEBFD9F" box="[150,1143,583,608]" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FDD7FE56FD9F" box="[150,458,583,608]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Arabuko-Sokoke-L3741/3(M)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FDD7FD3BFD9F" box="[630,679,583,608]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">40.1</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FDD7FC9AFD9F" box="[726,774,583,608]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">41.2</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FDD7FCFFFD9F" box="[822,867,583,608]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">11.5</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FDD7FC5DFD9F" box="[918,961,583,608]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">8.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FDD7FB80FD9F" box="[1014,1052,583,608]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FDD7FBEBFD9F" box="[1110,1143,583,608]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">5.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FDFBFBEBFD7B" box="[150,1143,619,644]" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FDFBFE56FD7B" box="[150,458,619,644]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Arabuko-Sokoke-L3741/2(F)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FDFBFD3BFD7B" box="[630,679,619,644]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">46.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FDFBFC9AFD7B" box="[726,774,619,644]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">48.2</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FDFBFCFFFD7B" box="[822,867,619,644]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">13.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FDFBFC5DFD7B" box="[918,961,619,644]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">8.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FDFBFB80FD7B" box="[1014,1052,619,644]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FDFBFBEBFD7B" box="[1110,1143,619,644]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">5.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FD1FFBEBFD57" box="[150,1143,655,680]" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FD1FFE56FD57" box="[150,458,655,680]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Namanga Hills-L4177/3(M)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FD1FFD3BFD57" box="[630,679,655,680]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">40.1</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FD1FFC9AFD57" box="[726,774,655,680]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">55.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FD1FFCFFFD57" box="[822,867,655,680]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">11.7</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FD1FFC5DFD57" box="[918,961,655,680]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">7.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FD1FFB80FD57" box="[1014,1052,655,680]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">2.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FD1FFBEBFD57" box="[1110,1143,655,680]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">5.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354DDF1D2E67003BFF55FD23FBEBFD33" box="[150,1143,691,716]" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">
<th id="769CB6612E67003BFF55FD23FE56FD33" box="[150,458,691,716]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Namanga Hills-L4177/4(F)</th>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFDB5FD23FD3BFD33" box="[630,679,691,716]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">47.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFD15FD23FC9AFD33" box="[726,774,691,716]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">52.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFCF5FD23FCFFFD33" box="[822,867,691,716]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">12.8</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC55FD23FC5DFD33" box="[918,961,691,716]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">7.9</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFC35FD23FB80FD33" box="[1014,1052,691,716]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">3.0</td>
<td id="769CB6612E67003BFB95FD23FBEBFD33" box="[1110,1143,691,716]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">5.6</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E67FFCAFF54F8C2FEBFF895" bold="true" box="[151,291,1874,1898]" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">FIGURE 6B.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E67FFCAFEEAF8C2FDB5F895" box="[297,553,1874,1898]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="115">Ancylodactylus africanus</emphasis>
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in life. A) Female (no voucher) in crevice of tree trunk, Namanga Hills. B) Ventral view of NMK-L4177/3 from Namanga Hill rock cave, with freshly autotomized tail and exhibiting typical ventral coloration. C) Specimen (no voucher) on rock surface, Mt. Kasigau, Taita Hills. Photos: A–B © P.K. Malonza, C: © Quentin Luke.
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</caption>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E66FFCBFF04FF07FE12FF4F" bold="true" box="[199,398,150,177]" pageId="15" pageNumber="116">Natural History.</emphasis>
This is a diurnal arboreal gecko found on rock outcrops with crevices, as well as on tree trunks. It is alert and quick to retreat into rock crevices when disturbed. At Mutha Hill the species was found to be microsympatric with the Tropical House Gecko, 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E66FFCBFD03FF4FFB31FF06" authority="(Moreau de Jonnes)" baseAuthorityName="Moreau de Jonnes" box="[704,1197,223,249]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="116" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mabouia">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E66FFCBFD03FF4FFC58FF06" box="[704,964,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="116">Hemidactylus mabouia</emphasis>
(Moreau de Jonnès)
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and at Mutomo Hill, with 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E66FFCBFF11FE93FD8DFEE2" box="[210,529,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="116">Hemidactylus platycephalus</emphasis>
Peters. At Nzambani Rock
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and in Mutomo Hill rock outcrops they were found to occur in colonies of about ten individuals in the same rock caves. These rock outcrops also harbor the Northern Rainbow Skink or Five-lined Skink 
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E66FFCBFDA3FEDBFC3DFE9B" box="[608,929,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="116">Trachylepis quinquetaeniata</emphasis>
(Lichtenstein)
</taxonomicName>
, the 
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Red-headed Rock 
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<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E66FFCBFF2CFEFFFD81FE76" authority="Boulenger" authorityName="Boulenger" box="[239,541,367,393]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Agama" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="116" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lionotus">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E66FFCBFF2CFEFFFE03FE76" box="[239,415,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="116">Agama lionotus</emphasis>
Boulenger
</taxonomicName>
, and the Pancake Tortoise 
<taxonomicName id="4C7DA6DC2E66FFCBFC84FEFFFB76FE75" authority="(Siebenrock)" baseAuthorityName="Siebenrock" baseAuthorityYear="1903" box="[839,1258,367,394]" class="Reptilia" family="Testudinidae" genus="Malacochersus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Testudines" pageId="15" pageNumber="116" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tornieri">
<emphasis id="B909014D2E66FFCBFC84FEFFFBD3FE77" box="[839,1103,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="116">Malacochersus tornieri</emphasis>
(Siebenrock)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909014D2E66FFCBFF04FE02FE6AFE53" bold="true" box="[199,502,402,429]" pageId="15" pageNumber="116">Habitat and Distribution.</emphasis>
This is a dryland hilltop, montane forest, and rock outcrop species. It is known from Mutha Hill, Mutomo Hill, Endau Hill, and Nzambani Rock from elevations of about 
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to about 
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. It is likely present on other dryland rocky hills and rock outcrops (kopjes) in the region with similar characteristics, such as Kanziku, Mutitu, Mbitini, and Nuu. Further north this species, or perhaps a different congener, could be present in the Mumoni Hills in Mwingi.
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