. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 177. : Abandoned mining site 8 km south of Goro, New Caledonia. Forest in foreground is typical habitat of Rhacodactylus sarasinorum, R. auriculatus and R. leachianus (in larger trees). Bavayia sauvagii occurs under rocks in adjacent coastal forest. R. trachyrhynchus has been col- lected from similar mountain forest at Gouemba, about 20 km to the north of this site. Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus Bocage, 1873 (Fig. 85) 1869 Platydactylus duvaucelii Bavay. Normandie 15: 6 (nec Dumeril & Bibron, 1836 — fide Boulenger 1883). 1873 R
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 177. : Abandoned mining site 8 km south of Goro, New Caledonia. Forest in foreground is typical habitat of Rhacodactylus sarasinorum, R. auriculatus and R. leachianus (in larger trees). Bavayia sauvagii occurs under rocks in adjacent coastal forest. R. trachyrhynchus has been col- lected from similar mountain forest at Gouemba, about 20 km to the north of this site. Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus Bocage, 1873 (Fig. 85) 1869 Platydactylus duvaucelii Bavay. Normandie 15: 6 (nec Dumeril & Bibron, 1836 — fide Boulenger 1883). 1873 Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus Bocage. Lisboa 4: 203. Type locality: Nouvelle Caledonie. Holotype: MLI (specimen number unknown, destroyed by fire). 1878 Platydactylus (Rhacodactylus) chahoua (part) Sauvage. Paris (7)3: 66. 1878 Chameleonurus trachycephalus Boulenger. France 3: 68; Type locality: He des Pins (Nouvelle-Caledonie). Lectotype: IRSNB 32, here designated. 1879 Chameleonurus chahoua (part) Boulenger. France 4: 142. 1883 Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus Boulenger. London 1883: 126; pi. XXI (figs. 2,2a—2d). 1889 Chamaeleonurus trachycephalus Cams. 1889: 83. 1913 Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus Roux. Nova Caledonia, Zoologie I(II): 98. Diagnosis: This species may be diagnosed by the following characters: skin of head co-ossified with skull; two to four inscriptional ribs; rostral excluded from nostril; in-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
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