Gekko mosaicus WANG, QI, SONG, DENG, TAO, GRISMER, WANG & WANG, 2026
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Gekko mosaicus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Mosaic Gecko |
| Synonym | Gekko mosaicus WANG, QI, SONG, DENG, TAO, GRISMER, WANG & WANG 2026 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan: Longtan Town, Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County) Type locality: Longtan Town, Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, China (23.582343°N, 102.090978°E; 1160m a.s.l.) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. SYS r003055 (Figs. 5–6), adult male, collected on 27 September 2025 by Jun-Dong Deng. Paratypes (n =3). SYS r003016, adult female, was collected in July 2025, and SYS r003054 and SYS r003056, adult males, were collected on 27 September 2025. Other information is identical to that of the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gekko mosaicus sp. nov. is distinguished from all other congeners in the subgenus Japonigekko by a combination of the following morphological characters: (1) moderate body size, SVL 61.3–65.3 mm in adult males and SVL 53.6 in adult female; (2) nares in contact with rostral, one internasal; (3) two postmentals, enlarged; (4) tubercles conical, present on the forehead, occipital region, neck, back, dorsal surfaces of the thighs, shanks, and forearms, and the pre-caudal region; (5) ventral scales between mental and cloacal slit 135–142; (6) midbody scale rows 106–110; (7) ventral scale rows 27–32; (8) subdigital lamellae on first fingers 9–11, on fourth fingers 10–12, on first toes 9–11, on fourth toes 10–12, and webbing absent; (9) continuous precloacal pores 17–19 in males, absent in the female; (10) two postcloacal tubercles (rarely one) on each side; (11) dorsum grayish reddish-brown, adorned with scattered black and white spots. (Wang et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 2.74 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | he specific epithet is the Latin mosaicus, meaning “mosaic” or “inlaid.” It refers to the distinctive pattern of interlocking black and white dorsal spots on the body, which together form a mosaic-like appearance (Fig. 5). |
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