. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. New Lygodactylus from Transvaal 535. Fig. 2: Distribution of new Lygodactylus taxa in the Transvaal and in southern Africa. May 1982. Allotype: TM 59014, adult female, same data as holotype. Paratypes. TM 58974, 58979, 58997, 59003, 59006, 59014, 59032, same data as holotype. TM 59013, 59033-4, same data as holotype except they were collected on the 19 May 1982. Type locality. Farm Beauley 260LR, 23 4' S, 29 0' E, Bochum district, Transvaal. Etymology. The subspecif
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. New Lygodactylus from Transvaal 535. Fig. 2: Distribution of new Lygodactylus taxa in the Transvaal and in southern Africa. May 1982. Allotype: TM 59014, adult female, same data as holotype. Paratypes. TM 58974, 58979, 58997, 59003, 59006, 59014, 59032, same data as holotype. TM 59013, 59033-4, same data as holotype except they were collected on the 19 May 1982. Type locality. Farm Beauley 260LR, 23 4' S, 29 0' E, Bochum district, Transvaal. Etymology. The subspecific epithet refers to the Blouberg (Blue mountain) which appears to form the centre of distribution of the taxon. Diagnosis. Very similar to both nigropunctatus and incognitus, differing in having chin shields numbering two or three, precloacal pores seven or eight and median subcaudals arrang- ed 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, while it appears to be restricted in range to the Makgabeng hills and Blouberg (Fig. Ic). Description. Holotype: TM 58995, adult male. SVL 32,0 mm; tail 37,0 mm; mass 0,95 g. Lepidosis. Head distinct from neck, snout blunt; rostral much broader than high, subhex- agonal; nostril directed posteriorly and obhquely, surrounded by rostral, 1st upper labial, nasorostral and two granular scales; nasorostrals separated by a single rounded granular scale; nasorostral followed posteriorly by one enlarged scale; scales on snout larger than on crown of head; roughly eight spiny eyelid scales but somewhat obscure; upper labials 9/7. Mental subpentagonal, bordered posteriorly by two enlarged chin shields. Lower labials 6/6; gulars between posterior infralabials 25; gulars imbricate and overlapping. Dorsal scales granular, more or less homogeneous, not noticeably larger laterally. Limbs well developed but short, pentadactyl with the 1st digits greatly reduced. Distal parts of digits expanded with four pairs of adhesive and 11 non-adhesive lamellae subdigitally. Ventral scales imbrica
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