Pachydactylus maiatoi Marques, Parrinha, Ceríaco, Brennan, Heinicke & Bauer, 2023

Marques, Mariana P., Parrinha, Diogo, Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Tiutenko, Arthur, Bauer, Aaron M. & Ceríaco, Luis M. P., 2024, An island in a sea of sand: a first checklist of the herpetofauna of the Serra da Neve inselberg, southwestern Angola, ZooKeys 1201, pp. 167-217 : 167-217

Pachydactylus maiatoi Marques, Parrinha, Ceríaco, Brennan, Heinicke & Bauer, 2023

Fig. 6 f

Records.

N’Dolondolo [- 13.8133, 13.1362, 681 m] ( CAS 266484, 266485); Basecamp 1 [- 13.7770, 13.2591, 1488 m] ( CAS 266486); Maylowe [- 13.8355, 13.2755, 798 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001246); Catchi, rock outcrops near basecamp [- 13.7653, 13.2571, 1645 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001247); 2 km N of Maylowe [- 13.8289, 13.2625, 820 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001248).

Comments.

Heinicke et al. (2017 b) identified putative species-level diversity within the Pachydactylus angolensis group. Based on a combination of morphological, meristic and DNA sequence data, it was possible to separate two different taxa, a “ coastal ” and “ inland ” form of P. angolensis group. Marques et al. (2023 a) described the inland form as P. maiatoi . The recently described species appears to be restricted to southwestern Angola, namely in the inland regions of Namibe Province and along the highlands associated with the Escarpment in Huíla Province. This species is usually found under rocks in areas with some vegetation, in highland regions.

Figures

Figure 6. a Chondrodactylus pulitzerae b Lygodactylus baptistai c Lygodactylus nyaneka d, e Pachydactylus caraculicus (adult and juvenile) f Pachydactylus maiatoi g Pachydactylus cf. punctatus h Rhoptropus aff. barnardi. Photographs by AT (a, d, e, g); IA (b, f) and LMPC (c, h).