Hemidactylus paucituberculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species: Hemidactylus paucituberculatus

Name

• Hemidactylus paucituberculatus Carranza & Arnold, 2012

Holotype: BMNH 1977.935, male, collected in October 1977 by E.N. Arnold (MorphoBank M100347–M100363).

Type locality: Khor Sawli, Salalah plain, Dhofar (South Oman), 17.04’N 54.32’E.

Etymology: Name derived from Latin that refers to the presence of few tubercles on sides of dorsum as far forward as mid-body that are also present on sides of dorsal tail base and on the hind legs.

Mentions

• Hemidactylus homoeolepis Arnold, 1977: 103 (part.)
• Hemidactylus homoeolepis Arnold, 1986: 279 (part.)
• Hemidactylus homoeolepis Arnold, 1986: 419 (part.)
• Hemidactylus homoeolepis Schätti & Desvoignes, 1999: 50 (part.)
• Hemidactylus homoeolepis Van Der Kooij, 2000: 111 (part.)
• Hemidactylus homoeolepis Sindaco & Jeremcenko, 2008: 115 (part.)
• Hemidactylus paucituberculatus Carranza & Arnold, 2012: 50

References

• Carranza, S.; Arnold, E.N. 2012: A review of the geckos of the genus Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Oman based on morphology, mitochondrial and nuclear data, with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 3378: 1–95. Preview Reference page.