Gehyra
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.8 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:88AC6441-16E7-4A2A-96FB-16B871FA94F0 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13861494 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AB04FF3F-AC5A-8015-FF30-FC4D33C4708F |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Gehyra |
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Key to Melanesian Gehyra View in CoL View at ENA with entire lamellae
1a) Webbing between T 3 and T 4 absent or basal only.................................................... G. cf. dubia
b) Webbing between T 3 and T 4 extensive, 20% or more......................................................... 2
2a) Subcaudals small and subequal, not arrayed in median row.................................................... 3
b) Subcaudals enlarged in median row....................................................................... 5
3a) Original tail flattened; prominent lateral, antecubital, and popliteal skin folds; SVL > 130 mm .............. G. marginata
b) Original tail rounded; no skin folds on body or limbs; SVL <105 mm ............................................ 4
4a) Size small ( SVL up to 70 mm); 11–13 T 4 lamellae; dorsal pattern of rows of alternating dark and white spots ( Fig. 4C View FIGURE 4 )............................................................................................ G. maculicincta a
b) Size larger ( SVL up to 102 mm); 13–20 T 4 lamellae; dorsum uniform gray or brown or, if patterned, markings not arrayed in regular bands ( Fig. 4E View FIGURE 4 )........................................................................ G. oceanica
5a) Original tail flattened, with prominent lateral serrations; subapical T 4 lamellae deeply notched; adult SVL <100 mm .............................................................................................. G. serraticauda
b) Original tail rounded, without lateral serrations; subapical T 4 lamellae shallowly notched; adult SVL > 100 mm .......... 6
6a) Antecubital skin fold absent............................................................................. 7
b) Antecubital skin fold prominent.......................................................................... 8
7a) Popliteal skin fold absent; postmentals elongate; 11–15 T 4 lamellae; adult SVL <85 mm; dorsal pattern unicolor or boldly spotted ( Fig. 4D View FIGURE 4 ).......................................................................... G. louisiadensis b
b) Popliteal skin fold present; postmentals short; 15–23 T 4 lamellae; adult SVL > 100 mm; dorsal pattern lichenose ( Fig. 4F View FIGURE 4 )..................................................................................... G. membranacruralis c
8a) Skin fold on trunk weak, indistinct........................................................................ 9
b) Skin fold on trunk prominent........................................................................... 10
9a) Postmentals short; orange eye ring present.......................................................... G. rohan d
b) Postmentals very elongate; orange eye ring absent.............................................. G. georgpotthasti e
10a) 58–90 precloacal/femoral pores; 23–34 T 4 lamellae.................................................... G. vorax f
b) 43–47 precloacal/femoral pores; 16–22 T 4 lamellae......................................................... 11
11a) All postsupranasals small, << 50% size of supranasal; typically 4 postnasals; dorsal color brown ( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 ).... G. aquilonia g
b) One postsupranasal>50% size of supranasal; 3 postnasals; dorsal color pale yellow gray ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 )......... G. chrysopeleia h
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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