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==Classification of genus ''Geckolepis''== |
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'''''Geckolepis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[gecko]]s, commonly referred to as '''fish scale geckos''', which are [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]] and the [[Comoro Islands]]. They are [[nocturnal]], [[arboreal]], [[insectivorous]] [[lizard]]s, found in [[primary forest|primary]] and [[secondary forest]], as well as degraded habitats. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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The genus ''Geckolepis'' has difficult taxonomy due to variable [[pholidosis]].<ref name="Köh09">{{cite journal|last1=Köhler|first1=Günther|last2=Diethart|first2=Hans-Helmut|last3=Nussbaum|first3=Ronald A.|last4=Raxworthy|first4=Christopher J.|title=A revision of the fish scale geckos, genus ''Geckolepis'' Grandidier (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Madagascar and the Comoros|journal=Herpetologica|date=2009|volume=65|issue=4|pages=419–435}}</ref><ref name="GnV94">{{cite book|last1=Glaw|first1=Frank|last2=Vences|first2=Miguel|title=A fieldguide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar|date=1994|publisher=Vences & Glaw Verlags GbR|location=Cologne, Germany|isbn=3-929449-01-3}}</ref> Recent taxonomic and genetic investigation have shown that several [[cryptic species]] are present in this genus.<ref name="Köh09" /><ref name="Lem12">{{cite journal|last1=Lemme|first1=Inga|last2=Erbacher|first2=Martina|last3=Kaffenberger|first3=Natalie|last4=Vences|first4=Miguel|last5=Köhler|first5=Jörn|title=Molecules and morphology suggest cryptic species diversity and an overall complex taxonomy of fish scale geckos, genus ''Geckolepis''|journal=Organisms Diversity & Evolution|date=2012|volume=13|issue=1|pages=87–95|doi=10.1007/s13127-012-0098-y}}</ref> Recently, Hawlitschek et al. (2016) resurrected ''[[Geckolepis humbloti]]'' from synonymy with ''[[Geckolepis maculata]]'', as a species endemic to the [[Comoro Islands]].<ref name="Haw16">{{cite journal|last1=Hawlitschek|first1=Oliver|last2=Scherz|first2=Mark D.|last3=Straube|first3=Nicolas|last4=Glaw|first4=Frank|title=Resurrection of the Comoran fish scale gecko ''Geckolepis humbloti'' Vaillant, 1887 reveals a disjointed distribution caused by natural overseas dispersal|journal=Organisms Diversity & Evolution|date=2016|doi=10.1007/s13127-015-0255-1}}</ref> |
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==Species== |
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The following four species are recognized.<ref name="Haw16" /><ref name="RDB">The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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*Humblot's fish scale gecko, ''[[Geckolepis humbloti]]'' |
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**''[[Geckolepis typica modesta]]'' |
**''[[Geckolepis typica modesta]]'' |
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**''[[Geckolepis typica typica]]'' |
**''[[Geckolepis typica typica]]'' |
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Geckolepis is a genus of geckos, commonly referred to as fish scale geckos, which are endemic to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. They are nocturnal, arboreal, insectivorous lizards, found in primary and secondary forest, as well as degraded habitats.
Taxonomy
The genus Geckolepis has difficult taxonomy due to variable pholidosis.[1][2] Recent taxonomic and genetic investigation have shown that several cryptic species are present in this genus.[1][3] Recently, Hawlitschek et al. (2016) resurrected Geckolepis humbloti from synonymy with Geckolepis maculata, as a species endemic to the Comoro Islands.[4]
Species
The following four species are recognized.[4][5]
- Peters' spotted fish scale gecko, Geckolepis maculata
- Humblot's fish scale gecko, Geckolepis humbloti
- Many-scaled fish scale gecko, Geckolepis polylepis
- Grandidier's fish scale gecko, Geckolepis typica
References
- Geckolepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 june 2014.
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- ^ a b Köhler, Günther; Diethart, Hans-Helmut; Nussbaum, Ronald A.; Raxworthy, Christopher J. (2009). "A revision of the fish scale geckos, genus Geckolepis Grandidier (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Madagascar and the Comoros". Herpetologica. 65 (4): 419–435.
- ^ Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (1994). A fieldguide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 3-929449-01-3.
- ^ Lemme, Inga; Erbacher, Martina; Kaffenberger, Natalie; Vences, Miguel; Köhler, Jörn (2012). "Molecules and morphology suggest cryptic species diversity and an overall complex taxonomy of fish scale geckos, genus Geckolepis". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 13 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1007/s13127-012-0098-y.
- ^ a b Hawlitschek, Oliver; Scherz, Mark D.; Straube, Nicolas; Glaw, Frank (2016). "Resurrection of the Comoran fish scale gecko Geckolepis humbloti Vaillant, 1887 reveals a disjointed distribution caused by natural overseas dispersal". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. doi:10.1007/s13127-015-0255-1.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.