Dixonius sambhupura PAUWELS, DAS, JOCQUÉ, SUMONTHA, DONBUNDIT, MAGDA, SONET, BRECKO & MEESOOK, 2025
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Dixonius sambhupura
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Sambhupura leaf-toed gecko Thai: จ้ิงจกดินสัมภูปุระ (Djing-djok din Sambhupura) F: Dixonius de Sambhupura |
| Synonym | Dixonius sambhupura PAUWELS, DAS, JOCQUÉ, SUMONTHA, DONBUNDIT, MAGDA, SONET, BRECKO & MEESOOK 2025 Dixonius siamensis — BEJUIJEN et al. 2009: 145 (partim) Dixonius sp. — JOCQUÉ et al. 2018: 47 Dixonius siamensis — PAUWELS et al. 2020: 108 (Cambodia) Dixonius siamensis — SUMONTHA & PAUWELS 2020: 176 (Cambodia) Dixonius siamensis—PAUWELS et al. 2021: 538 (Cambodia) |
| Distribution | Cambodia (Kratie) Type locality: cultivated field (12°34’02.9”N, 105°56’55.9”E) near Chrouy Banteay, in Prek Prasab Wildlife Sanctuary, 5 km W of the Mekong River, about 10 km NW of Kratie, Kratie Province, Cambodia |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. RBINS 2743 (formerly under RBINS 18573); adult male collected on 3 May 2018. Holotype and all paratypes collected by the BINCO field team. Paratypes (n=9). All from Kratie Province, Cambodia: RBINS 2744 (formerly RBINS 18571), adult female collected on 9 May 2018 near Kaoh Khlab (13°00’37.6”N, 106°03’52.7”E), on Koh Klap, an island on the Mekong River, Ou Krieng, in Sambor Wildlife Sanctuary; RBINS 2745 (formerly RBINS 18572), adult female collected on 7 May 2018 near Kaoh Khlab (13°00’03.4”N, 106°03’14.1”E) on the same island on the Mekong River, Ou Krieng; RBINS 2746 (formerly RBINS 18574), subadult female collected on 8 May 2018 near Kaoh Khlab (13°00’36.0”N, 106°03’54.0”E) on the same island on the Mekong River, Ou Krieng; RBINS 2747–2749 (formerly RBINS 22394– 22396), respectively adult female, adult female and adult male (hemipenes partly everted) collected on 4 May 2022 in a cultivated field (12°34’01.1”N, 105°56’55.9”E) near Chrouy Banteay, 5 km W of the Mekong River; RBINS 2750–2752 (formerly RBINS 22397–22399), respectively adult female and two juveniles collected on 4 May 2022 among bushes bordering a cultivated field (12°34’01.1”N, 105°56’55.6”E) near Chrouy Banteay, 5 km W of the Mekong River. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dixonius sambhupura sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by the combination of its maximal known SVL of 49.0 mm; 14 or 16 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 34–37 paravertebral tubercles; 24–27 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; six precloacal pores in males, no pores in females; 12–14 subdigital lamellae on the 4th toe; no marked canthal stripe; strongly barred lips; and a spotted dorsal pattern in adult males and females. (Pauwels et al. 2025) Additional details (12602 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Pauwels et al. 2025: 105 (Fig. 8) |
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