Gekko wuzhengjuni YU, CHEN, LI, LI & CHEN, 2026
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Gekko wuzhengjuni
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E:Wu’s Gecko Chinese: 武氏壁虎” (wǔ shì bì hǔ) |
| Synonym | Gekko wuzhengjuni YU, CHEN, LI, LI & CHEN 2026 |
| Distribution | China (Guangxi) Type locality: Type locality: Yongfu County (25.0675°N, 109.7434°E; elevation 321 m a.s.l.), Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: GXNU 2025090902 (Figs 5A, B, 6), adult male, collected on 2 September 2025 by Hanzhang Cai and Zhenhong Kong. Paratypes: GXNU 2025090901 (Fig. 5C, D), adult females, collected on 2 September 2025 by Hanzhang Cai and Zhenhong Kong; one juvenile female (GXNU 20230926001) collected on 26 September 2023 by the same collectors. All paratypes were obtained from the type locality. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: G. wuzhengjuni sp. nov. is classified under the subgenus Japonigekko and can be differentiated from its congeners by the following combination of morphological characteristics: (1) nares contacting the rostral scale, internasal scale absent; (2) two enlarged postmental scales; (3) enlarged tubercles present from the region posterior to the eyes along the neck to the base of the tail, arranged in 8–9 rows at midbody; (4) midbody scale rows numbering 140–143; (5) precloacal pores continuous, numbering 10 in males and absent in females; (6) a single postcloacal tubercle present on each side. (Yu 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 2.24 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after Professor Zheng-Jun Wu in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the study of Lacertilia. |
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