Antagonistic aria: vocalisations of the male slender feather-tailed leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Kolekanos plumicaudus)
Kolekanos plumicaudus is a gecko endemic to the Namib Desert in south-western Angola. It is distantly related to all other geckos in the region, except for its one congener, K. spinicaudus. There have been no scientific accounts on the social behaviours or the vocal repertoire of this species, nor of any species within the broader gekkonid clade in which it has been placed. We recorded and describe what appears to be an aggressive, territorial call for K. plumicaudus. The call consists of two distinct phases, each with a different progression in terms of rhythm and volume. We characterise the call using a taxonomic bioacoustic framework and a descriptive musical framework. The sister-species is also vocal, but recordings have not yet been obtained. Keywords: Advertisement call, Angolan highlands, bioacoustics, Iona, intrasexual selection, species recognition.