| Title: |
Tropiocolotes nattereri(Reptilia: Gekkonidae): comments on validity, variation and distribution |
| Authors: |
Shifman, Sagiv, Shacham, Boaz, Werner, YehudahL. |
| Source: |
Zoology in the Middle East; January 1999, Vol. 17 Issue: 1 p51-66, 16p |
| Abstract: |
AbstractThe Tropiocolotesspecies of Israel and Sinai is T. nattereriand not T. steudneri;apparently T. nattereriis the only species of the genus in Israel; earlier reports that it occurs in Africa are refuted. Errors in the literature derived from reliance on a single allometric character. Sexual dimorphism is moderate but the calcium sacs are helpful for discriminating the sexes. Geographical variation in T. nattereriin Israel and Sinai seems continuous and tends to increase the difference from T. steudneriwhere the ranges of the two approach each other. Biological data are briefly reviewed. |
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