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Type: Article
Published: 2013-08-01
Page range: 51–58
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A new species of Phyllodactylus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonoidea, Phyllodactylidae) from Isla de Guanaja in the Honduran Bay Islands

Guanaja Island Honduras Phyllodactylus palmeus Phyllodactylus paralepis sp. nov. morphology mtDNA 16S rRNA

Abstract

Morphological and molecular analyses of the Phyllodactylus populations on the Honduran Bay Islands of Guanaja, Roatán, and Utila demonstrate that the Guanaja population is best treated as a species distinct from the two other island populations. Thus, P. palmeus is restricted in distribution to Roatán and Utila islands and the Cayos Cochinos and a new species name is provided for the Guanaja Island population of the P. palmeus species group.