Lygodactylus capensis (Smith, 1849)

Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Bayliss, Julian & Conradie, Werner, 2020, First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 247) 14 (2), pp. 198-217 : 210

Lygodactylus capensis (Smith, 1849)

Common Dwarf Gecko

Material. MOUNT SOCONE (base): PEM R 23948. Identification. The specimen was identified as belonging to the genus Lygodactylus based on the presence of a rudimentary outer toe and large retractile claws, and as L. capensis on the basis of having a pale gray coloration (head and body), fine dark markings on the throat, and the presence of a lighter dorsolateral stripe. The closest match on GenBank is L. capensis from South Africa (98% sequence similarity; GU593438). Comments. This specimen was found on trees around the Chá Socone tea plantation. The L. capensis group is known to comprise a complex of undescribed species ( Röll et al. 2010).