Ceríaco Luis M P, Agarwal Ishan, Marques Mariana P, Bauer Aaron M
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto, Praça de Gomes Teixeira, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia (Museu Bocage), Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua da Escola Politécnica, 58, 1269-102 Lisboa, Portugal Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085-1699, USA.
Zootaxa. 2020 Feb 28;4746(1):zootaxa.4746.1.1. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4746.1.1.
The genus Hemidactylus in Angola is represented by six species, all of them part of taxonomically and nomenclaturally challenging species complexes. We present a detailed taxonomic revision of the group in the region and describe two new species, Hemidactylus nzingae sp. nov. and Hemidactylus paivae sp. nov., both occuring in and potentially endemic to the highlands of Angola. Phylogenetic analysis using a combination of mitochondrial (ND2) and nuclear (MXRA5, PDC, RAG1) markers, as well as morphological and scalation data support the recognition of the new species. In addition, data support the revalidation of Hemidactylus bayonii Bocage, 1893, and Hemidactylus benguellensis Bocage, 1893. We also provide a redefinition of Hemidactylus longicephalus Bocage, 1873 with which we synonymize Hemidactylus mabouia molleri Bedriaga, 1892, from São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea. Given that the type material of H. bayonii, H. benguellensis, H. longicephalus and H. mabouia molleri have all been lost or destroyed, we designate neotypes for all of these nomina for purposes of nomenclatural stability. The description of the new species and the revision and revalidation of the Angolan species already described contributes to a better understanding of the taxonomy and biogeography of West and Central African Hemidactylus, as well as to the general biogeographic and evolutionary patterns of Angolan fauna. A key to the Angolan species is also presented.
安哥拉的半叶趾虎属有六个物种，它们均属于分类学和命名学上具有挑战性的物种复合体。我们对该地区的这个类群进行了详细的分类修订，并描述了两个新物种，即恩津加半叶趾虎（Hemidactylus nzingae sp. nov.）和派瓦半叶趾虎（Hemidactylus paivae sp. nov.），这两个物种都出现在安哥拉高地，且可能是该地区特有的。使用线粒体（ND2）和核基因（MXRA5、PDC、RAG1）标记的组合进行的系统发育分析，以及形态学和鳞片数据，都支持对新物种的识别。此外，数据支持重新确认1893年博卡热描述的巴约尼半叶趾虎（Hemidactylus bayonii）和本圭拉半叶趾虎（Hemidactylus benguellensis）。我们还对1873年博卡热描述的长头半叶趾虎（Hemidactylus longicephalus）进行了重新定义，并将来自几内亚湾圣多美岛的1892年贝德里亚加描述的莫勒马布亚半叶趾虎（Hemidactylus mabouia molleri）与其同义。鉴于巴氏半叶趾虎、本氏半叶趾虎、长头半叶趾虎和莫勒马布亚半叶趾虎的模式标本均已丢失或毁坏，为保持命名的稳定性，我们为所有这些名称指定了新模式标本。新物种的描述以及对已描述的安哥拉物种的修订和重新确认，有助于更好地理解西非和中非半叶趾虎的分类学和生物地理学，以及安哥拉动物群的总体生物地理和进化模式。此外，还提供了安哥拉物种的检索表。
