Hemidactylus parkeri Loveridge 1936

Torki, Farhang, 2019, Three new species of Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Iran, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 209) 13 (2), pp. 239-258 : 255

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13257489

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Hemidactylus parkeri Loveridge 1936
status

 

Note on Hemidactylus parkeri Loveridge 1936 View in CoL

H. parkeri View in CoL was described by Loveridge (1936), but this species was downgraded or rejected from subsequent species lists of Hemidactylus View in CoL (e.g., Arnold 1980; Šmíd et al. 2015) and replaced by H. turcicus View in CoL and H. robustus View in CoL . Based on the following reasons, I do not agree with this decision. (i) Type locality: The type locality of H. parkeri View in CoL is very far from the type localities of H. turcicus View in CoL (Asiatic Turkey, by Moravec et al. 2011) and H. robustus View in CoL (“Egypten, Arabien, und Abyssinien” restricted to “the Red Sea coast of the State of Eritrea ” by Šmíd et al. 2015). (ii) Ecology and climate: Loveridge (1936) described his new species in Zanzibar Island ( Tanzania), and this island may have an important role in the speciation of these geckos. Additionally, Zanzibar Island is located near the equator, with special ecological and climatic conditions; and the ecological and climatic conditions of the type locality of H. parkeri View in CoL are completely different from the type localities of H. turcicus View in CoL and H. robustus View in CoL . (iii) New methods and insights: Based on phylogenetic studies, most Hemidactylus species described long ago have been split into several species, such as H. persicus View in CoL , H. yerburii View in CoL , H. turcicus View in CoL , and H. robustus View in CoL (e.g., Carranza and Arnold 2012; Šmíd et al. 2013, 2015). Therefore, additional phylogenetic studies on the equatorial Hemidactylus species are necessary to resolve this problem. (iv) Six species of Hemidactylus View in CoL are distributed in Tanzania, and H. parkeri View in CoL is not synonymous with all of them ( Uetz 2019). On the other hand, only one species is endemic to Tanzania ( H. tanganicus View in CoL ). Based on the above reasons, there is not a logical and scientific basis for the rejection of H. parkeri View in CoL . Therefore, in this study I am in agreement with Lazza (1978, 1983) on the validity of H. parkeri View in CoL .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Gekkonidae

Genus

Hemidactylus

Loc

Hemidactylus parkeri Loveridge 1936

Torki, Farhang 2019
2019
Loc

H. parkeri

Loveridge 1936
1936
Loc

H. parkeri

Loveridge 1936
1936
Loc

H. parkeri

Loveridge 1936
1936
Loc

H. parkeri

Loveridge 1936
1936
Loc

H. parkeri

Loveridge 1936
1936
Loc

H. parkeri

Loveridge 1936
1936
Loc

H. tanganicus

Loveridge 1929
1929
Loc

H. yerburii

Anderson 1895
1895
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