Gekko stoliczkai CHANDRAMOULI, GOKULAKRISHNAN, SIVAPERUMAN & GRISMER, 2021

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Gekko stoliczkai CHANDRAMOULI, GOKULAKRISHNAN, SIVAPERUMAN & GRISMER 2021 Gekko gecko (non Linnaeus, 1758 – BISWAS & SANYAL 1977 (part) Gekko smithii – BISWAS 1984 (non GRAY 1841) Gekko smithii – DAS 1999 (non GRAY 1841) Gekko smithii – VIJAYAKUMAR 2005 (part) (non GRAY 1841)
Distribution	Little Nicobar, Great Nicobar, Menchal, Kondul, Pigeon Island Type locality: Makachua 7.4035ºN, 93.7134ºE, 37 m asl., Little Nicobar
Reproduction	Oviparous (Chandramouli pers. Obs)
Types	Holotype: ZSI/ANRC/T/6092 adult male collected by G. Gokulakrishnan (Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair) Paratypes: ZSI/ANRC/T/6093, DOSMB05020 – adult females (Dept. Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University), ZSI/ANRC/T/4796 and ZSI/ANRC/T/7221 – adult males, all from Great Nicobar
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large-bodied gecko (SVL 116–128.83 mm) restricted to the southern islands of the Nicobar archipelago, characterized by: 14–17 supralabials; 12 or 13 infralabials; two elongate inner pair of postmentals in broad medial contact with each other; two smaller, separated outer pairs of postmentals; 13–15 precloacal pores in males, no femoral pores; two internasals in contact with each other; distinct ventrolateral dermal folds; 21–25 transverse rows of ventrals; 10–12 transverse rows of enlarged, rounded dorsal tubercles; three enlarged post-cloacal spurs on each side of the vent; 18–22 undivided subdigital lamellae under toe IV; presence of five legible, light-colored, creamy white, transverse bands in juveniles, subadults and adults have a pale-white to creamy yellow venter. (Chandramouli et al. 2021). Additional details (2249 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Similar species: Gekko smithii Synonymy: G. stoliczkai was identified and reported as as G. smithii by previous authors until its description in 2021.
Etymology	The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Dr. Ferdinand Stoliczka (1838–1874).
References	Biswas, S. 1984. Some notes on the reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81(2), 476-481. - get paper here Biswas,S. & SANYAL,D.P. 1977. Notes on the Reptilia collection from the Great Nicobar during the Great Nicobar Expedition in 1966. Records Zool. Survey India 72: 107-12 - get paper here Chandramouli SR, Gokulakrishnan G, Sivaperuman C, Grismer LL. 2021. A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Nicobar Archipelago, with an overview of congeners from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 15(1) [Taxonomy Section]: 108–125 (e276) - get paper here Das, I. 1999. Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Ota,H. (ed) Tropical Island herpetofauna..., Elsevier, pp. 43-77 Vijayakumar SP. 2005. Status and Distribution of Amphibians and Reptiles of the Nicobar Islands, India. Final Report. Rufford Foundation / Madras Crocodile Bank / Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. 48 p
External links	lsid:zoobank.org:act:1795181F-C7AD-4195-A233-2B2F1B13826B Google images

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