Altiphylax levitoni (Golubev and Szczerbak, 1979)

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 484-485

Altiphylax levitoni (Golubev and Szczerbak, 1979:309, fig. 1)

1979 Tropiocolotes levitoni Golubev and Szczerbak, Novij vid roda Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 ( Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae ) iz Afghanistana [= New species of the Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 genus ( Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae ) from Afghanistan]. Dopovidi Akademiyi Nauk Ukrayins’koyi RSR Seriya B Heolohichni Khimichni ta Biolohichni Nauky 1979 (4):309–312.

HOLOTYPE.— CAS 120283 , from “ Afghanistan: Kabul 6000 ft. elevation” [translated from Russian and according to the museum label].

LOCALITIES.— Baraki Barak [Logar Prov.] ( USNM 194601–4); Kabul ( CAS 91613–14, 96214– 17, 120283, 121035–44); Kabul Seh Carte ( CAS 151212–13); Kabul, Cartehseh ( CAS 151192); Kart-e-Tshahar [Kabul Prov., 1800 m] ( ZFMK 8679–83); Oukak, Valle de Boum ( MZLU L962/3731); nr. Paghman River, 10 km SW of Kabul ( CAS 92339) [see pl. 5, fig. 8 for distribution].

REMARKS.— This species is only known from Afghanistan ( Fig. 13 ). Specimens previously recognized as Alsophylax pipiens from Afghanistan are now considered as this species. We follow the proposed transfer of A. levitoni , type species of Asiocolotes , to Altiphylax (see Sindaco and Jeremčenko [2008] and Bauer et al. [2013]).

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FIGURE 13: Altiphylax levitoni from Kabul. Photo by H. Seufer.