Urocotyledon norzilensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Urocotyledon
Species: Urocotyledon norzilensis

Name

Urocotyledon norzilensis Lobón-Rovira, Rocha, Gower, Perera & Harris, 2022: 562

• Holotype: BMNH 1987.1388, ♂, collected by A.S. Gardner on 12 December 1980.
• Type locality: “100 m above Anse Volbert, Praslin Island, Seychelles”.
• Paratypes (n=4): BMNH 1907.10 .15.31, ♀, collected at “Anse Marie-Louise, Praslin Island, Seychelles”, by J.S. Gardiner without precise collecting data; BMNH 1987.1391, ♂, collected at “Felicité Island, Seychelles”, by A.S. Gardner on 5 October 1980; BMNH 1987.1392, ♂, collected at “Coco Island, Seychelles”, by A.S. Gardner on 6 October 1980; and BMNH 1987.1389, ♂, collected at “Anse Bodamier, Praslin Island, Seychelles”, by A.S. Gardner on 20 June 1980.

References

Primary references

• Lobón-Rovira, J., Rocha, S., Gower, D.J., Perera, A. & Harris, D.J. 2022. The unexpected gecko: A new cryptic species within Urocotyledon inexpectata (Stejneger, 1893) from the northern granitic Seychelles. Zootaxa 5150(4): 556–578. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.4.5 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Urocotyledon norzilensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 october 2022.