Hemiphyllodactylus dayaoensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO, 2026
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Hemiphyllodactylus dayaoensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Dayao Slender Gecko Chinese: 大姚半叶趾虎 (Dà Yáo Bàn Yè Zhǐ Hǔ) |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus dayaoensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO 2026: 13 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan) Type locality: Baitatun village, Dayao County, Yunnan, China (N25.738°, E101.313° at an elevation of 1861 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ2023Z177, Adult male, collected on 23 June 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Dingqi Rao, Li Zhang. Paratypes: Three adult females (KIZ2023Z176, KIZ2023Z431, KIZ2023Z433), collected on 10 June 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Dingqi Rao, Li Zhang from Baitatun village, Dayao County; one adult female (2016001433) collected on 10 June 2023 by Dingqi Rao from Baitatun village, Dayao County. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus dayaoensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its known congeners by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 44.82 mm; 7 or 8 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 6 circumnasal scales; 2 or 3 internasal scales; 10 or 11 supralabial scales; 10 or 11 infralabial scales; dorsal scales 10 or 11; ventral scales 6–8; a manual lamellar formula of 4–4(5)-5-4(5) and a pedal lamellar formula of 4-5-5(6)-5; 24 precloacal and femoral pore–bearing scales contiguous in males; 1 or 2 cloacal spur on each side; the color of the back of the body is brownish gray; dark postorbital stripes; dorsolateral light–colored spots on trunk present; two lines of bicolor transverse blotches running from neck to sacrum on dorsal side; ventrolateral stripe on trunk absent; a dark postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms and transverse spots on the back of the tail present, which are dark and yellow in color. (Zhou 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 1.87 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The scientific name “dayaoensis” is derived from its type locality Dayao County in Yunnan province. |
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