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.
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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