. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Figure 1. Some aspects of the osteology of the gekkonid lizard genus Asaccus (elisae). (A) dorsal view of skull; (B) ventral view of pelvic girdle; (C) dorsal view of pes; (D) dorsal view of manus; (E) ventral view of clavicles and interclavicle; (F) dorsal view of paired atlas; (G) ventral view of sternum and sternal ribs; (H) lateral view of the scapulo- coracoid element; (I) lateral view of the left dentary. dactylus from Madagascar. Manuscripts dealing with the remaining Australian, African, and Asian species of PhyUodactylus are in pr
. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Figure 1. Some aspects of the osteology of the gekkonid lizard genus Asaccus (elisae). (A) dorsal view of skull; (B) ventral view of pelvic girdle; (C) dorsal view of pes; (D) dorsal view of manus; (E) ventral view of clavicles and interclavicle; (F) dorsal view of paired atlas; (G) ventral view of sternum and sternal ribs; (H) lateral view of the scapulo- coracoid element; (I) lateral view of the left dentary. dactylus from Madagascar. Manuscripts dealing with the remaining Australian, African, and Asian species of PhyUodactylus are in progress. Phyllodactylus elisae, as currently recognized, was described by Werner (1895) from the ruin of Nineveh, near Mosul, Iraq. Nikolsky (1907) described P. eugeniac from Dezful, Iran, ap- parently not being aware of Werner's 1S95 de- scription of elisae. Werner (1917) pointed out the similarities between the two species and placed eugeniae in the synonymy of elisae. This action was verified by Wettstein (1951) and Wermuth (1965). The external squamation of P. elisae is much like that of species from the western hemisphere and consists of enlarged tubercles arranged in longitudinal rows on the dorsum and tail, scat- tered randomly on the head and limbs, and one large pair of terminal, leaf-like lamellae on the fingers and toes. However, the internal anatomy of P. elisae differs in several important features from species of the western and eastern hemi- sphere. One of these differences (absence of cloacal sacs and bones) was pointed out by Kluge (1967). We believe the magnitude of osteo- logical and anatomical differences that separates P. elisae from other gekkonid genera warrants the erection of a new generic taxon. With reference to the absence of cloacal sacs, we propose the following name. Asaccus, new genus Type species: PhyUodactylus elisae Werner 1895. Diagnosis: Asaccus differs from all other gek- konid genera in the following combination of charac- ters: cloacal sac
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