taxonID	type	description	language	source
8448786F208D5B138D0C0794BF71DCDE.taxon	description	Figs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7	en	Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Conradie, Werner, Baptista, Ninda L., Vaz Pinto, Pedro (2022): A new species of feather-tailed leaf-toed gecko, Kolekanos Heinicke, Daza, Greenbaum, Jackman, Bauer, 2014 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the poorly explored savannah of western Angola. ZooKeys 1127: 91-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942
8448786F208D5B138D0C0794BF71DCDE.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name " Kolekanos spinicaudus " is derived from the combination of the Latin words " spina " and " cauda ", that refers to the spiny appearance of the tail of the new species. The species epithet is used as a singular nominative adjective " - us ".	en	Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Conradie, Werner, Baptista, Ninda L., Vaz Pinto, Pedro (2022): A new species of feather-tailed leaf-toed gecko, Kolekanos Heinicke, Daza, Greenbaum, Jackman, Bauer, 2014 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the poorly explored savannah of western Angola. ZooKeys 1127: 91-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942
8448786F208D5B138D0C0794BF71DCDE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Kolekanos can be easily differentiated from other circum-Indian leaf-toed and African leaf-toed geckos, based on its ornamented tail (versus non-ornamented tail in the remaining genera). The new species differs from K. plumicaudus, based on the following characters: different ornamentation of the tail, being composed by modified scales on the margins of the original tail which resemble white lateral spines (versus feathered-like tail in K. plumicaudus); broader head (minimum HW = 7.95 mm versus maximum HW = 7.35 mm in K. plumicaudus); more robust body, with shorter forelimbs (versus thinner and more slender body in K. plumicaudus, Fig. 5); proportionally larger snout to eye distance (SE mean 4.48 mm + / - 0.34 s. e. versus 3.99 mm + / - 0.22 s. e. in K. plumicaudus) and interorbital distance (IO mean 4.14 mm + / - 0.34 s. e. versus 3.33 mm + / - 0.28 s. e. in K. plumicaudus); and dorsal pattern is less contrasted, based on zig-zag black patches surrounded by lighter patches (versus dark blocks well contrasted, not surrounded by lighter patches in K. plumicaudus). The new species can also be differentiated from K. plumicaudus by the following osteological characteristics: 1) larger jugal bone (versus reduced jugal); 2) more prominent lateral process of the postorbitofrontal (versus less prominent lateral process of postorbitofrontal); 3) more compressed premaxilla and maxilla bone on its dorsoventral profile and wider in the lateral profile of the bones; 4) ascending process of the premaxilla shorter (versus more elongated); 5) braincase compressed dorsoventrally (versus more rounded in K. plumicaudus); 6) palatine length and width equal (versus unequal); 7) postero-lateral process of parietal rounded and slightly curved (versus flat postero-lateral process of parietal broad and flat that curves downwards posteriorly); 8) anterolateral process of the coronoid markedly enlarged (versus more reduced anterolateral process). Kolekanos spinicaudus sp. nov. also differs from K. plumicaudus by circa 24 % (uncorrected p-distance) ND 2 mitochondrial DNA.	en	Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Conradie, Werner, Baptista, Ninda L., Vaz Pinto, Pedro (2022): A new species of feather-tailed leaf-toed gecko, Kolekanos Heinicke, Daza, Greenbaum, Jackman, Bauer, 2014 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the poorly explored savannah of western Angola. ZooKeys 1127: 91-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942
8448786F208D5B138D0C0794BF71DCDE.taxon	description	Holotype description. (Fig. 4). Measurements and meristic characters of the holotype are presented in Table 3. Adult male with a SVL of 44.59 mm and partially (2 / 3) regenerated tail, tail length (TL) 36.77 mm. Body moderately slender, nape distinct. Head slightly broader than the body and markedly compressed dorsoventrally (HH / HL = 0.27). Canthus rostralis smooth, almost absent. Eye diameter (2.35 mm), with vertical pupil and crenulated margin. Supraciliar scales small and rounded. Ear height (0.47 mm). Ear to eye distance larger than eye diameter (3.72 mm). Snout rounded and slightly pointed. Body relatively slender and elongated (TrunkL / SVL = 0.44). Fore- and hindlimbs moderate and stout, forearm large (FL / SVL 0.23), tibia short (CL / SVL 0.18). Digits elongated and clawed. All digits of manus and pes indistinctly webbed. All digits with granular basal scales and more distal widened divided lamellae. One pair of leaf-like terminal scansors. Number of scansors: 7 - 10 - 10 - 11 - 10 (right manus) and 7 - 10 - 10 - 11 - 10 (left manus) / 7 - 9 - 11 - 11 - 10 (right pes) and 7 - 9 - 11 - 11 - 9 (left pes). Relative length of digits manus I <II <III <IV> V and pes I <II <III> IV> V. Scalation: Frontal scales granular and larger than occipital scales. Occipital scales small and granular. Rostral in direct contact with nostrils, 1 st supralabials, supranasals and one internasal scales. 8 / 8 supralabial and 9 / 9 infralabials. First supralabial in contact with the nostril. Nostril circular and surrounded by rostral, 1 st supralabial, supranasal and three reduced postnasals. Lower postnasal half the size of the upper postnasal and supranasal. Two rows of scales between supralabials and the orbit. Mental triangular and rounded posteriorly, with two small rounded postmental scales. 1 st infralabial rectangular and slightly larger than mental. Gular scales small and granular. Ventral scales small and granular. Precloacal pores absent. The dorsal pholidosis present homogenous granular scales from head to tail. The first third of the original tail presents lateral whitish " spine-like " scales, being absent in the last portion of the tail. Post-cloacal scales slightly larger and quadrangular. Osteology: the skull (Fig. 3) displays no co-ossification with the overlying skin. Nasals are fused. Single frontal. Paired parietals. Stapes imperforate. 14 scleral ossicles. 11 premaxillary tooth loci. 36 - 38 maxillary and 38 dentary tooth loci. Braincase elements fused. Postorbitofrontal arrow-shaped, with lateral process as long as anterior and posterior process. Parietal wider than longer. Jugal small, but visible.	en	Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Conradie, Werner, Baptista, Ninda L., Vaz Pinto, Pedro (2022): A new species of feather-tailed leaf-toed gecko, Kolekanos Heinicke, Daza, Greenbaum, Jackman, Bauer, 2014 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the poorly explored savannah of western Angola. ZooKeys 1127: 91-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942
8448786F208D5B138D0C0794BF71DCDE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. (Fig. 6). This species has only been found at two sites in a very restricted region, in southern Benguela Province. The area lies above the first elevational range recognised for southern Angola's orographic relief, with specimens retrieved between 400 m and 650 m a. s. l. It can be broadly characterised as a rugged and transitional semi-arid landscape, albeit more vegetated and less arid than the coastal lowlands to the west and less mountainous and forested than eastern regions neighbouring the great escarpment. Despite its unique and unmistakable features, this species had eluded previous surveys conducted in coastal Benguela Province. In the last 5 years our team visited the same area at least five times preceding the discovery, spending at least two days per survey. Even though we found the species to be relatively common at the two referred sites, we failed to confirm its presence in several other locations with presumably suitable habitat, suggesting that it might be highly specialised and sensitive to local environmental conditions. It is possible for the species to be more common and widely distributed in poorly-surveyed regions to the southeast or north of its known range and we recommend further surveys in the region to address the conservation status of this poorly-known species.	en	Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Conradie, Werner, Baptista, Ninda L., Vaz Pinto, Pedro (2022): A new species of feather-tailed leaf-toed gecko, Kolekanos Heinicke, Daza, Greenbaum, Jackman, Bauer, 2014 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the poorly explored savannah of western Angola. ZooKeys 1127: 91-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84942
