Dixonius hinchangsi PAUWELS, DAS, KUNYA, SUMONTHA, DONBUNDIT, PAUWELS, SONET, BRECKO & MEESOOK, 2025

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Hin Chang Si leaf-toed gecko F: Dixonius de Hin Chang Si Thai: จิ้งจกดินหินช้างสี (Djing-djok din Hin Chang Si, Thai)
Synonym	Dixonius hinchangsi PAUWELS, DAS, KUNYA, SUMONTHA, DONBUNDIT, PAUWELS, SONET, BRECKO & MEESOOK 2025 Dixonius siamensis — SUMONTHA et al. 2017: 568 Dixonius siamensis — PAUWELS et al. 2020: 108 Dixonius siamensis — SUMONTHA & PAUWELS 2020: 176 Dixonius siamensis — PAUWELS et al. 2021: 538
Distribution	NE Thailand (Khon Kaen) Type locality: Ban Kaeng Sila (ca. 16°39’42.5”N, 102°36’04.4”E), W of the border with Nam Phong National Park, Ubolratana District, Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand
Reproduction
Types	Holotype. RBINS 2739 (formerly under RBINS 17015); adult male; collected by Kirati Kunya in 2000. Paratypes (3). RBINS 2740 (formerly RBINS 17016), adult male, and RBINS 2741–2742 (formerly RBINS 17017–17018), adult females; same collector, locality and date as the holotype.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Dixonius hinchangsi sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeners by the combination of its maximal known SVL of 50.1 mm; 12 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 30 to 34 paravertebral tubercles; 23 to 27 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; six to eight precloacal pores in males, no precloacal pores in females; no canthal stripe; strongly barred lips; and a spotted to uniform dorsal pattern in males and females. (Pauwels et al. 2025) Additional details (11450 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after the type locality, Hin Chang Si (“Elephant-Rubbing Rock”), a remarkably beautiful sandstone formation (Figure 12) in Ban Fang District within Nam Phong National Park.
References	PAUWELS, O. S., CHOMNGAM, N., LARSEN, H., & SUMONTHA, M. 2020. A new limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from coastal hills in Cha-am, peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 4845 (1): 97-108 - get paper here PAUWELS, O. S., DAS, S., KUNYA, K., SUMONTHA, M., DONBUNDIT, N., PAUWELS, T. P., ... & MEESOOK, W. 2025. A new sandstone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius hinchangsi) from Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand. Zootaxa 5584 (4): 482-504 - get paper here PAUWELS, OLIVIER S. G.; NONN PANITVONG, KIRATI KUNYA, MONTRI SUMONTHA 2021. A new sandstone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius mekongensis) from the Thai-Lao border. Zootaxa 4969: 526–538 - get paper here SUMONTHA, MONTRI; NIRUT CHOMNGAM, EAKARIT PHANAMPHON, PARINYA PAWANGKHANANT, CHUTINTON VIRIYAPANON, WANLADA THANAPRAYOTSAK & OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS 2017. A new limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from Khao Sam Roi Yot massif, peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 4247 (5): 556–568 - get paper here SUMONTHA, MONTRI; OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS 2020. A new leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from the city of Ranong, southwestern Thailand. Zootaxa 4852 (2): 166–176 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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