Gekko petricolus TAYLOR, 1962
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Gekko petricolus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Thai Gecko, Sandstone Gecko G: Gelbrückengecko, Laos-Gecko |
| Synonym | Gekko petricola TAYLOR 1962: 227 Gekko petricolus — TAYLOR 1963: 791 Gekko petricolus — RÖSLER 1995: 121 Gekko petricolus — COX et al. 1998: 83 Gekko petricolus — NGO & GAMBLE 2011 Gekko (Sundagekko) petricolus — WOOD et al. 2019 Gekko (Lomatodactylus) petricolus — WOOD et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Ubon Ratchatani, Si Saket), N Cambodia Type locality: Forestry Station, Sanoi River, Ubon province. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 178275 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: None or only merest remnant of a web between digits; inner digits well developed, lacking claws, the subdigital lamellae undivided; body covered with fine subequal granules, intermixed with somewhat enlarged tubercles forming irregular rows, and separated by from two to five granules; postnasal and frontal areas depressed; rostral entering nostril; venter with about 30 rows of larger cycloid scales, somewhat imbricate; subcaudals widened except at base of tail and at tip; each proximal caudal segment with four enlarged tubercles. Tail slender, depressed; nine or ten preanal pores; no femoral pores. Yellow in life with a lavender-gray head; numerous rounded whitish spots evident.” (Taylor 1962: 227) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4838 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: Gekko petricolus is closely related to G. badenii. Group: The Gekko petricolus group currently contains 10 species, namely G. boehmei, badenii, canaensis, flavimaritus, grossmanni, lauhachindai, petricolus, russelltraini, takouensis, and G. vietnamensis (Meesook et al. 2021). This group shares a combination of characters including: 82.9–108.5 mm snout–vent length (SVL); nares in contact with rostral; three nasals; postmentals relatively large; 8–18 dorsal tubercle rows; 8–15 precloacal pores; 1–3 postcloacal tubercles; the webbing between fingers and toes absent or weakly developed; lateral fold without tubercles; enlarged subcaudals; head with blotches or short stripes or without pattern; and dorsum with bands or more or less symmetrical blotches (Ngo et al. 2009; Panitvong et al. 2010; Ngo and Gamble 2011; Rösler et al. 2011; Luu et al. 2015, Rujirawan et al. 2019). Distribution: Not in Laos fide Stuart et al. in WCS 2024. |
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