Hemiphyllodactylus ziegleri PHAM, NGUYEN, PHAMM NGO & LE, 2026
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Hemiphyllodactylus ziegleri
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Ziegler’s Slender Gecko |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus ziegleri PHAM, NGUYEN, PHAMM NGO & LE 2026 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Son La Province) Type locality: limestone cliff in the corn field (20°43.480'N, 104°54.344'E, at an elevation of 1020 m a.s.l.), Nong Vai Village, Co Ma Commune in Copia NR, Son La Province, northern Vietnam. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: HUS 2025. 06 (Field number PAT 188) (Fig. 4), adult male, collected on 15 July 2013 by A.V. Pham. Paratypes. HUS. 2025.07 (Field number PAT 95), IB R.6431 (Field PAT.186), HUS.2025.08 (Field PAT.187), HUS.2025.09 (Field number PAT. 92), HUS.2025.10 (Field number PAT. 93), IB R.6432 (Field number PAT. 94) (Fig. 5A), and HUS.2025.11 (Field PAT.220) (Fig. 5B), adult female, the same data as the holotype; IB R.6433 (Field SL.2014.33), adult male, collected on 16 September 2014 by T. Q. Nguyen and A.V. Pham on a limestone cliff, Nong Vai Village, Co Ma Commune in Copia NR (20°43.481'N, 104°54.349'E, at an elevation of 1020 m a.s.l.). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A bisexual taxon; SVL of adult males 38.7–41.9 mm, adult females 47.0–49.3 mm; dorsal scale rows 21–27; ventral scale rows 12–16; chin scales bordering mental and first infralabial distinctly enlarged; digital lamellae formula 3444 (forefoot) and 4555/4 (hindfoot);femoral and precloacal pores 21–23 in males, absent in females; cloacal spur single, present in both sexes; dorsal trunk pattern yellowish grey; body with a discontinuous light dorsolateral stripe. (Pham 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 3.29 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named in honor of Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler from Cologne Zoo / Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Germany for his outstanding contribution to biodiversity research and conservation in Vietnam. |
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