Dixonius melanostictus (TAYLOR, 1962)
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Dixonius melanostictus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Black-spotted Leaf-toed Gecko G: Schwarzflecken-Blattfingergecko |
| Synonym | Phyllodactylus melanostictus TAYLOR 1962: 215 Phyllodactylus melanostictus — TAYLOR 1963: 753 Phyllodactylus melanostictus — WERMUTH 1965: 140 Phyllodactylus melanostictus — KLUGE 1993 Dixonius melanostictus — BAUER et al. 1997 Dixonius melanostictus — CHAN-ARD et al. 1999: 117 Dixonius melanostictus — NGUYEN et al. 2009 Dixonius melanostictus — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Sara Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima), Vietnam (Ma Da, Dong Nai Province fide BOBROV, 1992) Type locality: Mauk (= Muak) Lek Road Camp (Friendship Highway), Sara Buri, Thailand. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 178231 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “Differs from Phyllodactylus siamensis in having a black stripe from tip of snout through eye to shoulder where it widens and continues along the side of the body and then narrows on tail; dorsal spots if present very small, arranged in four longitudinal lines; a series of small dots on dorsal part of tail; arms and legs colored like sides of body; no white rings on tail. Rows of enlarged trihedral or keeled tubercles present; median rows smaller than the other rows, separated by three rows of small granules; next two rows separated by one row of granules; nine preanal pores in males.” (Taylor 1962: 217) Additional details (3822 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Greek words melano = black, and Greek stiktos (στικτός), punctured, spotted. |
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