Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis GRISMER, SHI, ORLOV & ANANJEVA, 2002
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Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
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| Higher Taxa | Eublepharidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bawangling Leopard gecko G: Bawangling-Leopardgecko Chinese: 霸王岭睑虎 |
| Synonym | Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis GRISMER, SHI, ORLOV & ANANJEVA 2002 Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis — SEUFER et al. 2005 Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis — QI et al. 2025: 686 |
| Distribution | China (Hainan Province) Type locality: 5.6 km NE of Bawangling, Hainan Province, China |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MVZ 230973, adult male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Based on the previous description (Grismer et al. 2002; Shi et al. 2011) and examined specimens in this study: (1) SVL 83.6–100.1 mm in adult males, 80.0–94.6 mm in adult females; (2) external nares bordered by 7–9 nasal scales; (3) internasal single; (4) supralabials 7–11; (5) infralabials 7–9; (6) preorbital scales 14–19; (7) supraorbital region with a row of slightly enlarged tubercles; (8) eyelid fringe scales 51–67; (9) scales around midbody 85–133; (10) longitudinal dorsal tubercle rows at midbody 20–25; (11) paravertebral tubercles between limb insertions 23–32; (12) axillary pockets deep; (13) presence of 36–46 precloacal pores in males form a continuous transverse series extending onto the femora, and absent in females; (14) dorsal ground color of head yellow-brown, body and limbs dark yellow-brown to dark brown in juveniles, without blotches; dorsal ground color of head, body and limbs brownish-yellow in adults, with small irregularly shaped dark brown blotches; (15) presence of five transverse bands, including one nuchal loop, three body bands and one caudal constriction band, orange-yellow to brownish-yellow with black brown anterior and posterior borders, transverse bands usually with dark brown spots in mature individuals; (16) nuchal loop rounded; (17) iris reddish-orange to dark reddish-brown. (Qi et al. 2025) 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 less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Ngo et al. 2023. |
| Etymology | Named after the Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve wherein lies the type locality. |
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