Gekko nadenensis LUU, NGUYEN, LE, BONKOWSKI & ZIEGLER, 2017
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Gekko nadenensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Naden Gecko Laotian: Kap Ke Naden G: Naden Gecko |
| Synonym | Gekko nadenensis LUU, NGUYEN, LE, BONKOWSKI & ZIEGLER 2017 Gekko (Japonigekko) nadenensis — WOOD et al. 2019 Gekko (Japonigekko) nadenensis — WOOD et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | C Laos (Khammouane Province) Type locality: on a karst cliff, near the entrance of Nang Log cave (17°30’N, 105°23’E, elevation 178 m a.s.l.), Naden Village, Gnommalath District, Khammouane Province, central Laos |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: VNUF R.2016.1, adult male, collected by Vinh Quang Luu and Kieusomphone Thanabuaosy on 20 February 2016. Paratype. NUOL-R.2016.2, adult male, the same data as the holotype; ZFMK 98741, gravid adult female, collected on a karst cliff inside Nang Log cave by Vinh Quang Luu, Thomas Calame, and Kieusomphone Thanabuaosy on 29 March 2015. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gekko nadenensis sp. nov. differs from its relatives by a combination of the following characters: a medium-sized gecko species (SVL 61.0–77.1 mm); nares bordered with rostral; internasals absent; postmentals enlarged; interorbital scales between anterior corners of the eyes 28–30; dorsal tubercles absent; ventral scales between mental and cloacal slit 175–185; midbody scale rows 123–140; ventral scale rows 38–40; subdigital lamellae on first toes 13–15, on fourth toes 14–16; finger and toe webbing present at base; tubercles on upper surface of fore and hind limbs absent; precloacal pores six (3+3 or 5+1) in a discontinuous row in males and absent in the female; postcloacal tubercles 1 or 2; tubercles absent on dorsal surface of tail base; subcaudals distinctly enlarged; dorsal surface of body with greyish brown blotches. |
| Comment | Similar species: Molecular analyses demonstrated the new species is closely related to G. bonkowskii and G. thakhekensis, but separated from them by approximately 7% in genetic divergence as shown by a fragment of the mitochondrial ND2 gene Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | Named after its type locality, Naden Village |
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