. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 538 N. H. G. Jacobsen. Fig. 4: Comparative morphology of the 4th toe of L. graniticolus (right) and L. waterbergensis (left). n = 3, mass = 1,47 ±0,17 (ISD), n = 2. Adult females reach 39,5 mm SVL and a mass of 1,8 g. Mean female SVL = 36,87 mm ±1,93 (ISD), n = 4, mass 1,72 g ±0,14 (ISD), n = 3. Reproduction. Oviparous, two full term ova measuring 8,1 x 5,4—5,6 mm were measured in situ in a female during November. Another female was also gravid with two developing o
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 538 N. H. G. Jacobsen. Fig. 4: Comparative morphology of the 4th toe of L. graniticolus (right) and L. waterbergensis (left). n = 3, mass = 1,47 ±0,17 (ISD), n = 2. Adult females reach 39,5 mm SVL and a mass of 1,8 g. Mean female SVL = 36,87 mm ±1,93 (ISD), n = 4, mass 1,72 g ±0,14 (ISD), n = 3. Reproduction. Oviparous, two full term ova measuring 8,1 x 5,4—5,6 mm were measured in situ in a female during November. Another female was also gravid with two developing ova at this time. Distribution. This species os only known to date from the granite outcrops and hills on the Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve (Fig. 2). Habitat. This gecko appears to be exclusively rupicolous inhabiting crevices between boulders on rocky outcrops in veld type 20 (Acocks 1975) at an altitude of 1500 m a. s. 1. They appear to be solitary but on rare occasions two may be found together. Remarks. An isolated species but presumably more widespread on granite boulders in the Lunsklip area than the collecting suggests. A distinct endemic species which resembles other large species such as rex and methueni in size but appears to be more closely related to the bonsi group according to morphology and colour. This tends to contradict the evidence of hneage proposed by Pasteur (1964). Relationships need to be re-evaluated on the basis of mor- phological features including colour pattern. Lygodactylus waterbergensis sp. nov. Type material. Seven specimens. Holotype: TM 58939, Farm Sterkrivier Nedersetting (SRNS) 253KR, Potgietersrus district (2428BA), Transvaal, collector R. E. Newbery, 20 March 1980. Allotype: TM 58969, same data as holotype. Paratypes: TM 58998, 64842, same data as holotype except that the latter were collected on 2 April 1986. TM 59002, Farm Buffelshoek 277KR, Potgietersrus district (2428BC), Transvaal, collector R. E. Newbery, 20 March 1980; TM 59040-1,
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