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Gekko hokouensis POPE, 1928

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Kwangsi Gecko
Chinese: 铅山壁虎 
SynonymGekko japonicus hokouensis POPE 1928
Hemidactylus marmoratus HALLOWELL 1861: 491
Hemidactylus marmoratus — BOULENGER 1885: 113
Gehyra intermedia BROWN 1902: 183
Hemidactylus marmoratus — STEJNEGER 1907: 175
Gekko japonicus — STEJNEGER 1907: 165 (part.)
Gekko japonicus hokouensis — STEJNEGER 1934: 3
Peropus intermedius — CHRAPLIWY et al. 1961: 11
Gehyra intermedia — WERMUTH 1965: 34
Gekko japonicus — LIU YU 1970
Gekko hokounensis ZHOU, LIU & LI 1982
Luperosaurus amissus TAYLOR 1962 (fide OTA et al. 1989)
Gehyra intermedia — KLUGE 1993
Hemidactylus marmoratus — KLUGE 1993
Hemidactylus marmoratus — RÖSLER 2000: 87
Gehyra intermedia — RÖSLER 2000: 80
Gekko hokouensis — RÖSLER 2000: 81
Gekko hokuensis — COOPER 2005
Gekko hokouensis — LUU et al. 2014
Gekko (Japonigekko) hokouensis — WOOD et al. 2019
Gekko (Japonigekko) hokouensis — WOOD et al. 2020 
DistributionE China (Kwangsi = Guangxi, Jiangsu to Fujian; Hunan), Japan (Ryukyu-Islands, Kyushu Islands, incl. Senkaku group, Osumi group), Taiwan (incl. Lanyu Islands, Lutao Island [Chou 1999])

Type locality: Hok’ou (= Qianshan), E China.

intermedia [invalid]: Japan (Ryukyu Islands); Type locality: Ryukyu Islands.

marmoratus ‘invalid]: Japan, Ryukyu-Island (Okinawa); Type locality: Loo Choo  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 35090
Holotype: lost (A. Bauer, pers. comm. 21 Aug 2011) [intermedia] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (67 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSimilar species: G. hokouensis is closely related to G. swinhonis. Gekko hokouensis occasionally hybridizes with Gekko yakuensis (Toda et al. 2001, Okamoto et al.: Genbank sequences). In southern Japan, the widely disseminated Gekko hokouensis, and a local gecko, Gekko yakuensis, have formed mosaic hybrid zones. Apparently, Gekko hokouensis expanded its range and tends to replace hybrids and Gekko yakuensis (Okamoto et al. 2023).

Synonymy: KLUGE 1993 listed Gehyra intermedia with a question mark but without further comment. Both Gehyra intermedia and H. marmoratus may be synonyms of Gekko hokouensis (OTA 1989). Currently they are not recognized as their types are lost (A. Bauer, pers. comm. 21+25 Aug 2011). Gekko liboensis ZHOU, LIU & LI 1982 has been removed from the synonymy of G. hokuensis by Jono et al. 2015.

Distribution: Has been reported from the Philippines but probably does not occur there (Charles Linkem, pers. comm., 23 March 2010). 
EtymologyThis new species, “kwangsiensis”, is named after its type locality, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Kwangsi is the former spelling of Guangxi). 
References
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