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Lepidodactylus bisakol ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Bicol Scaly-toed Gecko 
SynonymLepidodactylus bisakol ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER 2021: 97 
DistributionPhilippines (Luzon: Bicol Peninsula)

Type locality: at 365 m on Mt. Mayon, Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc, Municipality of Tabaco, Albay Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (13.305588, 123.688988).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. PNM 9874 (formerly OMNH 46002; NAH Field No. 479), adult male, collected 17 March 2017 by N.A. Huron and J.B. Fernandez.
Paratype (Paratopotype).—OMNH 46003 (NAH Field No. 480), adult male, collected 14 March 2017 by N.A. Huron and J.B. Fernandez. Other paratypes: KU, TNHC 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Lepidodactylus bisakol can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 34.5–39.2 mm); (2) thigh length moderate, 13.9–15.4% SVL; (3) total leg length moderate, 26.3–31.9% SVL; (4) head width moderate, 61.2–69.5% head length; (5) snout length short, 32.7–45.3% head length; (6) paravertebral scale count within one eye diameter 21–23; (7) midbody ventral scale count within one eye diameter 15–17; (8) ventral scale count within one eye diameter 15–18; (9) circumnasal scales 4; (10) precloacofemoral pores in males 23–27; (11) pore series shape linear; and (12) rostral scale not in contact with nostril. (ELIADES et al. 2021)


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CommentDistribution: see map in Eliades et al. 2022: 96 (Fig. 2). 
EtymologyNamed after the biogeographically and culturally distinct Bicol Region of southern Luzon Island (Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduañes, and Sorsogon provinces). The cultural diversity on the peninsula is home to a diverse group of indigenous dialects, which are referred to collectively as the Bisakol languages. This unique subfaunal region in the northern Philippines is home to a growing number of endemic vertebrates. 
References
  • Eliades, S. J., Brown, R. M., Huang, W. S., & Siler, C. D. 2021. Taxonomic Revision of Scaly-toed Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Lepidodactylus) in the Northern Philippines, with Descriptions of Four New Species. Herpetological Monographs, 35(1), 90-111 - get paper here
  • McDonald, P.J., Brown, R.M., Kraus, F. et al. 2022. Cryptic extinction risk in a western Pacific lizard radiation Biodivers Conserv (2022) - get paper here
 
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