Published June 1, 2023 | Version v1
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Homopholis fasciata

  • 1. Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & Museum fUr Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, GERMANY 3 Herpetology Section, National Museums of Kenya, P. O. Box 40658 - 00100, Nairobi, KENYA

Description

Homopholis fasciata (Boulenger, 1890)

Vouchers: NMK-386L/1–2 (field nos. SK16 1095, SK16 1103)

Localities: AB (R), IL (R), KA (B), LO (R)

Remarks: The strictly arboreal Banded Velvet Gecko (Fig. 4I) is a savanna species that typically occupies holes and crevices in large trees from sea level to at least 1,300 m (Spawls et al. 2018). In SNP, we found six individuals in December, March, and April. Individuals were found under bark and in holes of Vachellia sp., as well as on the much smaller and bush-like Salvadora persica. A gravid female was collected on 30 March 2017. The average T b was 35 ± 0 °C (N = 2) with T sub ranging from 33–34 °C and T a ranging from 34–35 °C. These are the first Kenyan records from the eastern side of Lake Turkana.

Notes

Published as part of Kirchhof, Sebastian, Wasonga, Victor, Mazuch, Tomáš, Spawls, Stephen & Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta, 2023, An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Sibiloi National Park in northern Kenya based on field surveys, pp. 1-18 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 324) (e 324) 17 (1 / 2) on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12761910

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References

  • Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M. 2018. Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, United Kingdom. 624 p.