Diplodactylus savagei

Diplodactylus savagei species complex

Diagnosis. Differs from other Diplodactylus in possessing a beaked face with nostril excluded from rostral, no enlarged labial scales (except for first), 6–10 rows of paired moderately-enlarged subdigital lamellae, reddishbrown dorsal colouration and short cylindrical tail.

Comparison with other taxa. The two members of the D. savagei species complex share with D. conspicillatus , D. pulcher and D. klugei Aplin & Adams, 1998 a pointed snout with no tall labial scales and rostral scale excluded from nostril, distinguishing all the taxa above from all other Diplodactylus . Diplodactylus savagei species complex members are distinguished from the sympatric D. conspicillatus by red background colouration, cylindrical ( versus flattened) tail and two rows of enlarged subdigital lamellae. They share with D. pulcher and D. klugei a reddish background colour but can be distinguished by having either small spots that form transverse rows or fine widely-scattered spots, whereas the other two taxa have large blotches along the back or a vertebral stripe.