Hemiphyllodactylus xingyiensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO, 2026
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Hemiphyllodactylus xingyiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Shuangbai Slender Gecko, Xingyi Slender Gecko Chinese: 兴义半叶趾虎 (Xīng Yì Bàn Yè Zhǐ Hǔ) |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus xingyiensis ZHOU, WANG, HAN, ANG, ZHANG, LIU & RAO 2026: 18 |
| Distribution | China (Guizhou) Type locality: Houwan village, Xingyi City, Guizhou, China (N25.127°, E104.846° at an elevation of 1 900 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZ2023Z308, Adult female, collected on 14 August 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Xiuyan Li. Paratype: Two adult males (KIZ2023Z301, KIZ2023Z306) and five adult females (KIZ2023Z302, KIZ2023Z303, KIZ2023Z304, KIZ2023Z305, KIZ2023Z307) collected on 14 August 2023 by Hongxin Zhou, Xiuyan Li from Houwan village, Xingyi City, Guizhou, China. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus xingyiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its known congeners by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 48.34 mm; 8–10 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 5 circumnasal scales; 3 or 4 internasal scales; 10–12 supralabial scales; 10–12 infralabial scales; dorsal scales 15–19; ventral scales 9–11; a manual lamellar formula of 4–4 (5)-5-4 (5) and a pedal lamellar formula of 4 (5)-5-5 (6)-5; 16 or 17 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 brown or brown-gray; dark postorbital stripes present; dark transverse blotches running from neck to sacrum on dorsal side; the back is covered with irregular dark brown stripes that interconnect to form a net–like pattern; a dark postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms and transverse spots on the back of the tail present, which are dark 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 1.54 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Zhou et al. 2026 suggested Shuangbai Slender Gecko as common name, but this was apparently an error, created by copying and pasting the common name of the previous species in the same paper. We suggest Xingyi Slender Gecko. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality, Xingyi City. |
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