Dixonius pawangkhananti PAUWELS, CHOMNGAM, LARSEN & SUMONTHA, 2020
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Cha-am leaf-toed gecko Thai: Djing-djok din Cha-am German: Cha-am Blattfingergecko F: Dixonius de Cha-am |
Synonym | Dixonius pawangkhananti PAUWELS, CHOMNGAM, LARSEN & SUMONTHA 2020 Dixonius pawangkhananti — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 |
Distribution | Thailand (Phetchaburi) Type locality: foot of the hill (12°50’04.4”N, 99°56’10.3”E) behind Wat (= Temple) Nikhom Wachiraram, Khao Yai Subdistrict, Cha-am District, Phetchaburi Province, peninsular Thailand |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. THNHM 25606 (field no. MS 563), adult male caught at night by M. Sumontha, N. Chomngam and P. Pawangkhanant on 8 August 2015. Paratypes (2). AUP 02001 (field no. MS 564), adult male, and PSUZC R 728 (field no. MS 565), adult female. Same locality, collecting date and collectors as holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dixonius pawangkhananti sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by the combination of its maximal known SVL of 42.6 mm; 16 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 30 to 32 paravertebral scales; 16 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; six precloacal pores in males, no pores in females; a marked canthal stripe; and a dorsal pattern consisting of bands or blotches (Pauwels et al. 2020). Additional details (4870 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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