Hemiphyllodactylus shuangbaiensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO, 2026
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Hemiphyllodactylus shuangbaiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Shuangbai Slender Gecko Chinese: 双柏半叶趾虎 (Shuāng Bǎi Bàn Yè Zhǐ Hǔ) |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus shuangbaiensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO 2026: 16 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan) Type locality: Dong village, Shuangbai County, Yunnan, China (N24.732°, E101.633° at an elevation of 2 040 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ2023Z125, Adult female, collected on 15 June 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Dingqi Rao, Li Zhang, Xiuyan Li. Paratype: One adult male (KIZ2023Z036), collected on 15 June 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Dingqi Rao, Li Zhang, Xiuyan Li from Chuxiong City, Yunnan, China; three adult males (KIZ2023Z120, KIZ2023Z122, KIZ2023Z123) and one adult female KIZ2023Z126) collected on 15 June 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Dingqi Rao, Li Zhang, Xiuyan Li from Dong village, shuangbai County, Yunnan, China. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus shuangbaiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its known congeners by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 48.44 mm; 8–10 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 5 or 6 circumnasal scales; 1–3 internasal scales; 8–10 supralabial scales; 8–10 infralabial scales; dorsal scales 13–15; ventral scales 7–9; a manual lamellar formula of 3(4)-4(5)-4(5)-4 and a pedal lamellar formula of 3(4)-(4–6)-(4–6)-4(5); 20–24 precloacal and femoral pore–bearing scales contiguous in males; 1 cloacal spur on each side; the color of the back of the body is grayish brown; dark postorbital stripes present; dorsolateral light–colored spots on trunk present; bicolor transverse blotches running from neck to sacrum on dorsal side; ventrolateral stripe on trunk present; a dark postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms and transverse spots on the back of the tail present. (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 1.59 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality in Shuangbai county. |
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