Dixonius somchanhae NGUYEN, LUU, SITTHIVONG, NGO, NGUYEN, LE & ZIEGLER, 2021
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Dixonius somchanhae
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Dixonius somchanhae NGUYEN, LUU, SITTHIVONG, NGO, NGUYEN, LE & ZIEGLER 2021 |
| Distribution | Laos (Vientiane Capital) Type locality: Huaysorn-Huaysua Village, Nasaithong District, Vientiane Capital, Laos (18°11.450’ N, 104°45.926’ E, 285 m elevation). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: VNUF R.2020.3 (Field no. VT03), adult male, collected by V.Q. Luu, N.V. Ha and S. Sitthivong on 26 September 2016. Paratypes: VNUF R.2020.1 (Field no. VT01), adult male; VNUF R.2020.2 (Field no. VT02), adult male; the same data as given for the holotype. VNUF R.2020.4 (Field no. VT02-14), adult female; VNUF R.2020.5 (Field no. VT03-14), adult female, collected by V.Q. Luu and T. Calame in June 2014. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Dixonius, characterized by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL 47.1 mm; 19–21 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody; 23–26 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; 7 or 8 supralabials, 6 in mid-orbital position; 5 or 6 infralabials; 5 or 6 precloacal pores in males, femoral pores lacking; precloacal and femoral pores absent in females; a canthal stripe running from rostrum through the eye and terminating at back of head; uniformly brown dorsum. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The new Dixonius somchanhae species is named after Associate Professor Dr. Somchanh Bounphanmy, from the National University of Laos, in recognition of her support of the biodiversity research of the authors in Laos. |
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