Pachydactylus cf. punctatus Peters, 1854

Conradie, Werner, Keates, Chad, Verburgt, Luke, Baptista, Ninda L., Harvey, James, Júlio, Timóteo & Neef, Götz, 2022, Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango-Cuando-Zambezi River drainages. Part 2: Lizards (Sauria), chelonians, and crocodiles, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 322) 16 (2), pp. 181-214 : 193

Pachydactylus cf. punctatus Peters, 1854 complex Speckled Thick-toed Gecko ( Fig. 14 , Map 14)

Material (2 specimens): PEM R23262 , Cuchi River gorge, -14.59000° 16.90758°, 1,350 m asl ; PEM R23537 , Cuchi River gorge, -14.58983° 16.90744°, 1,364 m asl. Description: Specimens are light brown above with fine white speckles; 74 and 76 midbody scale rows; 6–7 supralabials; 8–6 infralabials; 4 undivided scansors under 4 th toe. Largest female 33.8 + 32.7 mm ( PEM R23262 ); largest male: 34.7 + 25.8t mm ( PEM R23537 ). Habitat and natural history notes: Specimens were found active at night on rock surfaces adjacent to Cuchi River gorge. Comment: The taxonomic status of this species complex is currently under revision and it may represent multiple cryptic lineages (H. M. Heinz, unpub. data) .

Figures

Fig. 14. Adult female Pachydactylus cf. punctatus (PEM R23262) from Cuchi River gorge. Photo by Werner Conradie.