Hemiphyllodactylus maguanensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO, 2026
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Hemiphyllodactylus maguanensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Maguan Slender Gecko |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus maguanensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO 2026: 15 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan: Zhongshan Park, Maguan County) Type locality: Zhongshan Park, Maguan County, Yunnan, China (N23.012°, E104.402° at an elevation of 1 349 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ 2023Z340, Adult female, collected on 15 August 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Xiuyan Li. Paratype: Six adult males (KIZ2023Z332, KIZ2023Z334, KIZ2023Z337, KIZ2023Z342-344) and eleven adult females (KIZ2023Z325, KIZ2023Z327, KIZ2023Z328, KIZ2023Z329, KIZ2023Z331, KIZ2023Z333, KIZ2023Z335, KIZ2023Z336, KIZ2023Z338, KIZ2023Z339, KIZ2023Z341) collected on 15 August 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Xiuyan Li from Zhongshan Park, Maguan County, Yunnan, China. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus maguanensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its known congeners by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 47.60 mm; 6–11 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 5 circumnasal scales; 1–3 internasal scales; 9–12 supralabial scales; 9–12 infralabial scales; dorsal scales 17–19; ventral scales 9–11; a manual lamellar formula of 4(5)-5(6)-(5–7)-(4–6) and a pedal lamellar formula of 4(5)- 5(6)-(5–7)-5(6); 24–26 precloacal and femoral pore–bearing scales contiguous in males; 0–1 cloacal spur on each side; the color of the back of the body is rust; dark postorbital stripes; dorsolateral light–colored spots on trunk present; dark transverse blotches present; ventrolateral stripe on trunk present; a dark postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms and transverse spots on the back of the tail present, which are dark and rust 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 2 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Etymology: The scientific name “maguanensis” is derived from its type locality Maguan County in Yunnan province. we suggest Maguan Slender Gecko in English and “马关半叶趾虎(Mǎ Guān Bàn Yè Zhǐ Hǔ)” in Chinese. |
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