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

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Gialai leaf-toed gecko 
SynonymDixonius gialaiensis LUU, NGUYEN, LE, GRISMER, HA, SITTHIVONG, HOANG & GRISMER 2023: 160
Dixonius gialaiensis — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 
DistributionVietnam (Chu Se Mountain Pass, H’Bong Commune, Chu Se District, Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands)

Type locality: Chu Se Mountain Pass, H’Bong Commune, Chu Se District, Gia Lai Province (13°34'44.3"N, 108°13'55.7"E; 330 m a.s.l.)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. VNUF R.2020.22, Adult male (Field no. GL02), collected by Oanh Van Lo and Khanh Quoc Nguyen on 15 February 2020. Paratypes. VNUF R.2020.44 (Field No. GL04), juvenile male, and VNUF R.2020.33 (Field No. GL03), adult female; the same data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis. Dixonius gialaiensis sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Dixonius by possessing the unique combination of having a maximum SVL of 47.4 mm; 19 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody; 19–21 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; 13–15 lamellae on fourth toe; dorsum olive grey color with more round brown blotches; canthal stripe continues behind orbit to back of head; lips with dark bars; two regularly disposed whitish tubercles along the sides near the flanks to tail tip. These characters are scored across all Dixonius species from Vietnam and Laos in Tables 6, 7. (Luu et al. 2023)


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Comment 
EtymologyThe new species is named after the type locality of Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands, Vietnam. 
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 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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