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Dixonius fulbrighti LUU, GRISMER, HOANG, MURDOCH & GRISMER, 2023

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymDixonius fulbrighti LUU, GRISMER, HOANG, MURDOCH & GRISMER 2023
Dixonius fulbrighti — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 
DistributionVietnam (Gia Lai)

Type locality: Grong Village, Ia Krieng Commune, Duc Co District, Gia Lai Province (13°44'25.6"N, 107°43'39.5"E; 372 m a.s.l.),  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. VNUF R.2022.81, Adult male (Field no. GL22.01), collected by Vinh Quang Luu, Tron Thanh Tran, Siu Biu, Ksor Lang on 8 July 2022.
Paratypes. VNUF R.2022.82 (Field GL22.02), adult female, VNUF R.2020.83 (Field No. GL22.03), juvenile female, VNUF R.2020.84 (Field No. GL22.04), juvenile female; bear the same data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis. Dixonius fulbrighti sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Dixonius by possessing the unique combination of having a maximum SVL of 46.0 mm; 16– 20 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody; 22–24 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; seven– nine supralabials, sixth in at midorbital position; five–seven infralabials; eight or nine interorbital scales; seven precloacal pores in the adult male, femoral pores lacking; seven precloacal-pitted scales, femoral pores absent in adult female; 13–15 lamellae on fourth toe; dorsal ground color grey-brown with the presence of thick, irregular-shaped, black brown blotches from head to body; canthal stripe extending from the nostrils continuing behind orbit to back of head; dark bars on the lips absent; two rows of regularly disposed whitish tubercles along the flanks to originale portion of tail. These characters are scored across all Dixonius species from Vietnam and Laos in Tables 6 and 7. (Vuu et al. 2023)


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Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Mr. J. William Fulbright, the founder of the Fulbright Program which has provided opportunities for thousands of students, scholars, and professionals from around the world to study, teach, and conduct research in the United States and other countries in order to promote a greater understanding and cooperation between nations. 
References
  • DONBUNDIT, NATTASUDA; MONTRI SUMONTHA, MANEERAT SUTHANTHANGJAI, WINAI SUTHANTHANGJAI & OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS 2024. Another new micro-endemic, limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from Phetchaburi Province, western Thailand Zootaxa 5447 (4): 531-546 - get paper here
  • Luu, Vinh Quang; Jesse L. Grismer, Tuoi Thi Hoang, Matthew L. Murdoch, L. Lee Grismer 2023. Another new species of Dixonius (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. Evolutionary Systematics. 7: 267–284 - get paper here
 
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