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Dixonius muangfuangensis LUU, NGUYEN, LE, GRISMER, HA, SITTHIVONG, HOANG & GRISMER, 2023

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Muangfuang leaf-toed gecko 
SynonymDixonius muangfuangensis LUU, NGUYEN, LE, GRISMER, HA, SITTHIVONG, HOANG & GRISMER 2023: 168 
DistributionC Laos (Muangfuang District, Vientiane Province)

Type locality: Sinxay Temple, Nadan Village, Muangfuang District, Vientiane Province, Central Laos (18°32'52"N, 101°58'31"E; 276 m a.s.l.)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. VNUF R.2020.42, Adult male (Field no. MF.02), collected by Saly Sitthivong and Thuong Huyen Nguyen on 05 December 2020. Paratypes. NUOL R.2022.01 (Field no. MF. 01), juvenile male, and VNUF R.2020.52 (Field no. MF. 03), adult female; the same data as given for the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis. Dixonius muangfuangensis sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Dixonius by possessing the unique combination of having a maximum SVL of 56.7 mm; 21–23 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody; 20 or 21 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; 7 or 8 supralabials, sixth in at midorbital position; 6 or 7 infralabials; 7 interorbital scales; 7 or 8 precloacal pores in males, femoral pores lacking; precloacal and femoral pores absent in female; 15 lamellae on fourth toe; dorsum olive grey color with numerous small and irregular black blotches; head with brown spots; light spots irregularly arranged from the back of the head to base of tail; lips with dark bars; two regularly disposed whitish tubercles on each side on each side. These characters are scored across all Dixonius species from Vietnam and Laos in Tables 6, 7. (Luu et al. 2023) 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet of the new species refers to the type locality of the new species in Muangfuang District, Vientiane Province, Central Laos. 
References
  • Luu VQ, Nguyen TH, Le MD, Grismer JL, Ha HB, Sitthivong S, Hoang TT, Grismer LL 2023. Two new species of Dixonius from Vietnam and Laos with a discussion of the taxonomy of Dixonius (Squamata, Gekkonidae). ZooKeys 1163: 143-176 - get paper here
 
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