Hemiphyllodactylus pakhaensis HA, HOANG, NGUYEN, HA & LUU, 2026
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Hemiphyllodactylus pakhaensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Pakha Slender Gecko |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus pakhaensis HA, HOANG, NGUYEN, HA & LUU 2026 |
| Distribution | NW Vietnam (Son La Province) Type locality: Pa Kha 1 Village, Long Phieng Commune, Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam (20°52'22.6"N, 104°24'03.6"E, at an elevation of 1,068 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: VNUFR.2025.32 (Field No. Sonla02), an adult male, collected by Vinh Quang Luu, Vilay Phimpasone and Le Duc Phan on 05 September 2023. Paratypes:VNUFR.2025.31 (Field No. Sonla01),VNUFR.2025.33 (Field No. Sonla03), all adult females andVNUFR.2025.34 (Field No. Sonla04), a subadult male, collected the same day and at the same locality as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Hemiphyllodactylus pakhaensis sp. nov. differs from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: a maximum SVL of 38.28 mm; trunk not particularly elongate (TrunkL/SVL ratio 0.50–0.52); eight or nine chin scales, distinct enlarged postmentals; three or four circumnasal scales; nine or 10 supralabial scales; eight or nine infralabial scales; 7–10 ventral scales; 13–18 dorsal scales; 3(4)–4–4–4 digital lamellae formula of forefoot (II–V) and 4–4(5)–4–4 of hindfoot (II–V); 17 or 18 precloacal pores and continuous series in males, 0–19 pitted precloacal scales in females; cloacal spur single in both sexes; enlarged subcaudal scales absent; dorsal surface of head grey, with bold dark markings; a distinct dark postnasal stripe extending to at least the base of the neck, uneven dark streaks running along the flanks and ending at the base of tail; a black streak on the anterior corner, extending below the eye to the lower jaw corner; a broad dark mid–dorsal; dorsolateral pale-colored spots on trunk becoming brown posteriorly; bold dark markings on dorsal surfaces of limbs; hind limbs with brown spots; a cream-colored V-shaped postsacral mark with anteriorly projecting arms; and unpigmented caecum and gonads. (Ha 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 less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithetpakhaensisis a toponym referring to the type locality of the species. |
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