Gehyra wongchan PAUWELS, MEESOOK, KUNYA, DONBUNDIT & SUMONTHA, 2022
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Lunulate four-clawed gecko Thai:จิ้งจกหินวงจันทร์ (Djing-djok-hin wongchan) F: Gehyra lunulée |
Synonym | Gehyra wongchan PAUWELS, MEESOOK, KUNYA, DONBUNDIT & SUMONTHA 2022 Gehyra cf. angusticaudata – MEESOOK et al. 2021: 322 |
Distribution | Thailand (Lopburi) Type locality: Tham (= Cave) Khao Chan (14°58’35.2”N, 101°18’11.2”E), Tha Luang District, Lopburi Province, central Thailand |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. CUMZ-R-2598 (field no. MS 740), adult male caught on 20 October 2020, by W. Meesook, N. Donbundit and M. Sumontha. Paratypes (4). CUMZ-R-2599 and CUMZ-R-2613 (field nos. MS 261 and MS 262, respectively), adult male and juvenile female collected on 26 April 2008 at Wat Khao Wong (ca. 14°57’51.5”N 100°41’58.3”E), Kok Samrong District, Lopburi Province, by K. Kunya and M. Sumontha. CUMZ-R-2611 and CUMZ-R-2612 (field nos. MS 738 and MS 739, respectively), juvenile male and adult female collected on 26 March 2021; same locality and collectors as holotype. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet wongchan is a name in apposition, invariable, based on the contraction of the localities of the paratypes (Wat Khao Wong) and of the holotype (Tham Khao Chan). In Thai wongchan also means the Moon, in reference to the typical crescent-shaped marks on the nape and dorsum of the new species. |
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