. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Fig. 11: Dorsal view of the holotype of Gekko subpalmatus (BMNH ). Phot. T. Ziegler G. subpalmatus reaches a SVL of 78 mm and has 1 -2 internasals. Toes basally narrowly webbed. 7-10 sub- digital lamellae under 4th toe. Males with 5-11 preanal pores. Subcaudals transversely broadened (GÜNTHER 1864; Pope 1935; Zhou et al. 1989; Zhao et al. 1999). For a better comparison with G. scientiadventura sp. n. we studied the holotype of Gekko subpalmatus (BMNH 1946
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Fig. 11: Dorsal view of the holotype of Gekko subpalmatus (BMNH ). Phot. T. Ziegler G. subpalmatus reaches a SVL of 78 mm and has 1 -2 internasals. Toes basally narrowly webbed. 7-10 sub- digital lamellae under 4th toe. Males with 5-11 preanal pores. Subcaudals transversely broadened (GÜNTHER 1864; Pope 1935; Zhou et al. 1989; Zhao et al. 1999). For a better comparison with G. scientiadventura sp. n. we studied the holotype of Gekko subpalmatus (BMNH ) and the lectotype and the paralectotype of Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 (ZMB 27659 A & B) which is considered to be synonymous with G. subpalmatus ( Zhao & Adler 1993) (Figs. 11-13): The rostral of the holotype of G. subpalmatus has a short upper transverse suture, the posterior ciliaries are pointed, and there are five distinct tubercles anterior of the tympanum on the right side of the head. The dorsum is lilac-grey to violet- grey, a light postocular stripe and four longish grey- brown vertebral flecks are barely visible, and the tail has several broad light transverse bands that are bordered by darker pigment. The lectotype and the paralectotype of G. melli lack a rostral suture, the posterior ciliaries are likewise pointed, and pretympanic tubercles are lacking. The dorsum of ZMB 27659 A is olive-brown. There is a dark naso-ocular and a light postocular stripe. Two dark stripes are running from the ear openings to the axillae, and the shoulder region shows two sepia-coloured stripes. The dorsum has three broad, irregular and partly confluent, grey-brown bands with sepia-coloured mar- gins, the tail has four broad pale brown bands that are likewise bordered by darker pigment. The regenerated tail tip has fine darker dots. Apart from their colour pat- tern, the types of both taxa differ also in size and in body proportions (SVL/TL index) and in the number of
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