Lygodactylus

Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Buehler, Matthew D., Bandei- Ra, Suzana A., Janota, Joyce M. & Bauer, Aaron M., 2020, A revision of the Dwarf Geckos, genus Lygodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Angola, with the description of three new species, Zootaxa 4853 (3), pp. 301-352 : 346

Identification Key to the species of Lygodactylus occurring in Angola

1a) Four scales entering the nostril.......................................................... L. nyaneka sp. nov.

1b) Three scales entering the nostril.......................................................................... 2

2a) Rostral in contact with the nostril......................................................... L. baptistai sp. nov.

2b) Rostral separated from the nostril........................................................................ 3

3a) Midbody row of ventral scales 19 or more; precloacal pores between 7 and 10 in males................... L. angolensis

3b) Midbody row of ventral scales 17 or less; precloacal pores between 2 and 4 in males............................... 4

4a) Nostrils in contact with the supranasal and pierced near the dorsal margin of the first supralabial....... L. tchokwe sp. nov.

4b) Nostrils pierced between supranasal and first supralabial............................................ L. lawrencei