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	Hiding in the bushes for 110 years: rediscovery of an iconic Angolan gecko (Afrogecko ansorgii Boulenger, 1907, Sauria: Gekkonidae)
	Pinto, Pedro Vaz; Verissimo, Luis; Branch, William R.
通讯作者	Pinto, PV (corresponding author), Fundacao Kissama, Rua 60 Casa 560, Lar Do Patriota, Luanda, Angola. ; Pinto, PV (corresponding author), Univ Porto, CIBIO InBio, Ctr Invest Biodiversidade & Recursos Genet, Campus Agr Vairao, Porto, Portugal. ; Pinto, PV (corresponding author), Inst Super Ciencias Educ Huila, TwinLab CIBIO ISCED, Rua Sarmento Rodrigues S-N, Lubango, Angola.
来源期刊	AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE CONSERVATION
ISSN	1083-446X
出版年	2019
卷号	13 期号:2 页码:29-41
英文摘要	Boulenger (1907) described a new gecko 'Phyllodactylus' ansorgii based on two adult females from 'Maconjo, Benguella, Angola,' but subsequent taxonomic reviews of leaf-toed geckos ascribed southern African lineages to new genera and this species has since been tentatively placed under 'Afrogecko.' For over 110 years the type locality remained a mystery, and the gecko became a lost icon of Angolan herpetology. Early searches for the gecko were confounded by misinterpretation of the type locality 'Maconjo,' which it is now evident was confused with a toponym that is a well-known historical locality. Following the discovery of new material in coastal Benguela, an examination of historical documents and cartographic material allowed the original collecting area for the type material to be identified. Specific surveys in this area resulted in the collection of topotypic material and the recording of behavioral observations and notes on the ecology of the species. Afrogecko ansorgii is a slender, gracile, and arboreal gecko that inhabits small bushy trees, particularly blackthorn (Senegalia mellifera subsp. detinens), in the arid coastal scrubland of the Benguela coastal region. All A. ansorgii have been found in or nearby blackthorn in which the activity of termites (Kalotermitidae) has created hollow stems in which the geckos shelter. The type locality for Phyllodactylus (= Afrogecko) ansorgii Boulenger, 1907 and Mabuia (= Trachylepis) laevis Boulenger, 1907, both described at the same time from 'Maconjo, Benguella' is accordingly restricted, and topotypic material for the latter species was also obtained.
英文关键词	Ansorge blackthorn Kaokoveld Maconjo Reptilia type locality Trachylepis laevis
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000518889200003
WOS关键词	PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS ; SQUAMATA ; LIZARDS ; SNAKES ; HYPEROLIIDAE ; SERRA
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/369306
作者单位	[Pinto, Pedro Vaz; Verissimo, Luis] Fundacao Kissama, Rua 60 Casa 560, Lar Do Patriota, Luanda, Angola; [Pinto, Pedro Vaz] Univ Porto, CIBIO InBio, Ctr Invest Biodiversidade & Recursos Genet, Campus Agr Vairao, Porto, Portugal; [Branch, William R.] Port Elizabeth Museum Bayworld, POB 13147, ZA-6013 Humewood, South Africa; [Branch, William R.] Nelson Mandela Univ, Dept Zool, POB 77000, ZA-6031 Port Elizabeth, South Africa; [Pinto, Pedro Vaz] Inst Super Ciencias Educ Huila, TwinLab CIBIO ISCED, Rua Sarmento Rodrigues S-N, Lubango, Angola
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pinto, Pedro Vaz,Verissimo, Luis,Branch, William R.. Hiding in the bushes for 110 years: rediscovery of an iconic Angolan gecko (Afrogecko ansorgii Boulenger, 1907, Sauria: Gekkonidae)[J],2019,13(2):29-41.
APA	Pinto, Pedro Vaz,Verissimo, Luis,&Branch, William R..(2019).Hiding in the bushes for 110 years: rediscovery of an iconic Angolan gecko (Afrogecko ansorgii Boulenger, 1907, Sauria: Gekkonidae).AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE CONSERVATION,13(2),29-41.
MLA	Pinto, Pedro Vaz,et al."Hiding in the bushes for 110 years: rediscovery of an iconic Angolan gecko (Afrogecko ansorgii Boulenger, 1907, Sauria: Gekkonidae)".AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE CONSERVATION 13.2(2019):29-41.