Afroedura transvaalica (Hewitt, 1925)

Branch, William R., Schmitz, Andreas, Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Baptista, Ninda L., Antonio, Telmo & Conradie, Werner, 2021, Rock island melody: A revision of the Afroedura bogerti Loveridge, 1944 group, with descriptions of four new endemic species from Angola, Zoosystematics and Evolution 97 (1), pp. 55-82 : 55

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.97.57202

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scientific name

Afroedura transvaalica
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Updated key to the Afroedura transvaalica -group (updated from Branch et al. 2017a)

1 Mid-body scale rows more than 95 2
- Mid-body scale rows less than 95; occurs in northern Namibia and Angola 4
2 Rostral usually bordering nostril 3
- Rostral usually excluded from nostril A. loveridgei
3 Anterior nasals in contact (very rarely separated); scales around mid-body: South Africa 102-118 (mean 109), northern Zimbabwe 108-119 (average 114) A. transvaalica
- Anterior nasals separated by 1-3 granules; scales around mid-body 99-101 (average 100) A. gorongosa
4 Each tail verticil usually comprising 5 ventral and 6 dorsal rows of scales; anterior nasals always in contact; ventrum immaculate 5
- Each tail verticil usually comprising 4 ventral and 5 dorsal rows of scales; anterior nasals not always in contact; ventrum greyish with small black specks 6
5 Mid-body scales 64-78 (mean 72.8); larger average adult size 57.1 mm SVL; precloacal pores 11-12 (mean 11.5) in males; bold colouration A. donveae sp. nov.
- Mid-body scales 73-86 (mean 80.3); smaller average adult size 48.6 mm SVL; precloacal pores 9-11 (mean 10.2) in males; dull colouration A. vazpintorum sp. nov.
6 Anterior nasals always in contact A. praedicta sp. nov.
- Anterior nasals not always in contact 7
7 Mid-body scales 69-77 (mean 73.5) A. bogerti
- Mid-body scales 76-88 (mean 79.3) A. wulfhaackei sp. nov.

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Animalia

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Chordata

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Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Gekkonidae

Genus

Afroedura

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