Gehyra shiva MEESOOK, DONBUNDIT, JINDAMAD, TOPAI, KUNYA, SUTHANTHANGJAI, SUTHANTHANGJAI, CHOTJUCKDIKUL, CHONKAMNORD, SUMONTHA & PAUWELS, 2025
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Gehyra shiva
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Shiva four-clawed gecko F: Gehyra de Shiva Thai: จ้ิงจกหินศิวะ (Djing-djok-hin Siwa) |
| Synonym | Gehyra shiva MEESOOK, DONBUNDIT, JINDAMAD, TOPAI, KUNYA, SUTHANTHANGJAI, SUTHANTHANGJAI, CHOTJUCKDIKUL, CHONKAMNORD, SUMONTHA & PAUWELS 2025: 383 |
| Distribution | E Thailand (Sa Kaeo) Type locality: Tham (= Cave) Phra Siwa (13°19’16.0”N, 102°19’40.1”E), Khao (= Mountain) Kok Ma Muang, Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. CUMZ-R-2635 (field no. MS 750), adult male caught on 1st July 2024, by W. Meesook, N. Donbundit, M. Sumontha, K. Kunya, T. Jindamad, N. Topai, N. Chotjuckdikul, W. Suthanthangjai and T. Chonkamnord. Paratypes (4). CUMZ-R-2636 (field no. MS 749, adult male), CUMZ-R-2637 (field no. MS 748, adult male) and CUMZ-R-2638 (field no. MS 747, adult female), same locality, date and collectors as holotype; and CUMZ-R- 2639 (field no. 746, adult female), collected on 30 June 2024 at Phet Pho Thong (13°24’50.6”N, 102°19’37.9”E), Khao Leuam, Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo Province, by the same collectors as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gehyra shiva sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Southeast Asian congeneric species by the combination of its maximal known SVL of 53.8 mm, 8–10 supralabials, 54–67 dorsal and 46–56 ventral scale rows at midbody, absence of skin folds on limbs, 34–37 preanofemoral pores in males in a continuous series extending along the whole length of the femur (pores absent in females), tail not to moderately widened behind vent in adults, a single row of widened subcaudals (more than 1/3 of the width of tail in its anterior part, progressively occupying the whole width of the tail towards the tip), digits and toes unwebbed, 7 or 8 divided subdigital lamellae on 4th toe, and a dorsal pattern with five regular dark brown bands between limb insertions, separated or not by pairs of large, white round paravertebral spots. (Pauwels et al. 2025) Additional details (8312 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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