Gekko cib LYU, LIN, REN, JIANG, ZHANG, QI & WANG, 2021
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: CIB Gecko (“CIB” pronounced as “/si:/, /aɪ/, /bi:/”) Chinese: chéng dű bì hŭ (成都壁虎) |
| Synonym | Gekko (Japonicgekko) cib LYU, LIN, REN, JIANG, ZHANG, QI & WANG 2021 |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan, Yunnan) Type locality: wall surface in the Herpetological Museum, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (30.632093°N, 104.068917°E; ca 500 m a.s.l.), Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, PR China |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. CIB 116961 (Fig. 7), adult male, collected by Jin-Long Ren on 14 July 2018. Paratypes. Two adult male and eight adult female specimens. Females CIB 116962–116963 collected by Jin-Long Ren, Bo-Chen Zhao, and Zeng Wang on 28 June 2018 from Wenshu Temple (30.677950°N, 104.063181°E; ca 500 m a.s.l.), Chengdu City. Males SYS r002397–2398 and females SYS r002395–2396 collected by Zhi-Tong Lyu and Shuo Qi on 22 October 2019 from Chengdu City. Female SYS r000708 collected by Jian-Huan Yang on 5 June 2012 from Qingyinge, Mt. Emei (28.575478°N, 103.405444°E; ca 760 m a.s.l.), Emeishan City, Sichuan Province. Female SYS r001489 collected by Zhi-Tong Lyu on 16 June 2016 from Shunyangxi, Zihuai Township (28.628283°N, 106.298241°E; ca 800 m a.s.l.), Hejiang County, Sichuan Province. Females CIB 116964–116965 collected by Di-Hao Wu on 13 July 2017, from Shacuoluo, Malu Township (27.639252°N, 105.819409°E; ca 900 m a.s.l.), Jinsha County, Guizhou Province, PR China. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gekko (Japonicgekko) cib sp. nov. is distinguished from all congeners by the following morphological characteristics: (1) medium-sized gecko species, SVL 46.9–66.4 mm in adults; (2) tubercles on dorsal body, limbs and tail absent; (3) eye large, ED/HL ratio 0.21–0.28; (4) rostral moderate, RW/HW ratio 0.19–0.24, RW/RH ratio 1.79–2.17; (5) mental elongate transversely, MW/HW ratio 0.13–0.18, MW/ML ratio 1.43–1.80; (6) nares bordered with rostral, internasals 1–2; (7) interorbital scales between anterior corners of the eyes 28–36; (8) midbody scale rows 128–149; (9) ventral scale rows at midbody 37–45; (10) scales between mental and cloacal slit 171–196; (11) subdigital lamellae on first fingers 8–13, on fourth fingers 10–15, on first toes 9–11, on fourth toes 10–15; (12) fingers and toes with distinct webbing; (13) 7–9 precloacal pores in a continuous row in males; (14) a single postcloacal tubercle on both sides; (14) dorsum greyish white to dark brown, with five regular dark bands between nape and sacrum (Fig. 6C). Hemipenial characteristics (Fig. 3C): (1) hemipenis clavate, bilobed, densely covered with denticulate-seamed calyces; (2) sulcus spermaticus bifurcate at half of truncus; (3) lateral welt weakly developed, invisible from asulcate side, in contact with sulcus lip; (4) calyces confined to lobes and distal 1/2 of truncus; (5) tongue-like welt large; (6) apical folds large, comma-shaped, not in contact with each other; (7) a small and boomerang-like area on the asulcate side of the lobe center, calyces on this area not well developed (Fig. 3C, Ch 7). Additional details (4289 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Note that the subgenus should be Japonigekko. |
| Etymology | The specific name cib (pronounced as “/kib/”) is in reference to the abbreviation of the type locality, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院成都生物研究所). Chengdu Institute of Biology is a famous institute with a long and prestigious history in China, cultivating a large number of outstanding herpetologists and promoting the development of Chinese herpetology. |
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