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Goniurosaurus huuliensis ORLOV, RYABOV, NGUYEN, NGUYEN & HO, 2008

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Higher TaxaEublepharidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymGoniurosaurus huuliensis ORLOV, RYABOV, NGUYEN, NGUYEN & HO 2008
Goniurosaurus huuliensis — ZHU et al. 2021 
DistributionNE Vietnam (Lang Son)

Type locality: Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Huu Lung district, Lang Son Province, northeastern Vietnam (21°41’ 55.2’’ N 106°22’ 43.8’’ E), 370 m elevation.  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: ZISP 24654, an adult male, in June 2003, by Nikolai Orlov, Sergei A. Ryabov and Ho Thu Cuc. Paratypes. ZISP 24655, IEBR A.0819 (24656), IEBR A.0820 (24657) (three adult males), ZISP 24658 (adult female) collected from Huu Lien-Yen Thinh Nature Reserve, Huu Lung district, Lang Son province, Vietnam, 21°41’ 55.2’’ N 106°22’ 43.8’’ E, 300 – 370 m elevation, in June 2003 by, Nikolay L. Orlov, Sergei A. Ryabov and Ho Tu Cuc. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A species of the genus Goniurosaurus, characterized by a combination of the following characters: long, slim, thin body; wide, posteriorly rounded nuchal loop; three distinct, wide, immaculate dorsal body bands between the nuchal loop and the hind limb (three immaculate dorsal body bands between limb insertions); spots on the dorsal surface of the body not pronounced, noticeable only on the head and in the zone of contact of light belly and dorsal surface; limbs without spots; iris reddish; one small rounded internasal (postrostral) (Fig. 10); 6 – 8 nasal scales surrounding the nare; 41 – 44 eyelid fringe scales; 10 – 11 supralabials, and 9 – 11 infralabials; dorsal body covered by large granular tubercles and small granular scales; 12 – 13 granular scales surround every large granular tubercle on the back; 34 – 36 paravertebral tubercles between limb insertions; deep axillary pockets distinctly noticeable; long, thin digits with wide subdigital lamellae; numbering 8 – 9 on first finger, 11 – 13 on second finger, 15 – 16 on third finger, 18 – 19 on fourth finger, and 8 – 9 on fifth finger; 17 – 19 on first toe, 19 – 20 on second toe, 20 – 21 on third toe, 15 – 16 on fourth toe, and 8 – 9 on fifth toe; claws being sheathed by four scales; 25 – 28 precloacal pores; 2 – 3 postmentals shields bordered by 6 – 8 small gular scales. 
CommentAbundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024.

Character table: Zhu et al. 2021

Distribution: see map in Ngo et al. 2023. 
Etymologynamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Chen, Tian-Bo; Yuan-Jun Meng, Ke Jiang,, Pi-Peng Li, Bo-Hao Wen, Wenhua Lu, James Lazell, and Mian Hou 2014. New Record of the Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus araneus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) for China and habitat partitioning between geographically and Phylogenetically Close Leopard Geckos. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 21 (1): 16–27 - get paper here
  • Janssen J, Indenbaum RA, 2018. Endemic Vietnamese Reptiles in Commercial Trade. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity - get paper here
  • Lindken T.; Anderson, C. V., Ariano-Sánchez, D., Barki, G., Biggs, C., Bowles, P., Chaitanya, R., Cronin, D. T., Jähnig, S. C., Jeschke, J. M., Kennerley, R. J., Lacher, T. E. Jr., Luedtke, J. A., Liu, C., Long, B., Mallon, D., Martin, G. M., Meiri, 2024. What factors influence the rediscovery of lost tetrapod species? Global Change Biology, 30: 1-18 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
  • Ngo HN, Nguyen TQ, Phan TQ, van Schingen M, Ziegler T 2019. A case study on trade in threatened Tiger Geckos (Goniurosaurus) in Vietnam including updated information on the abundance of the Endangered G. catbaensis. Nature Conservation 33: 1–19 - get paper here
  • Ngo, H. N., Nguyen, H. Q., Phan, T. Q., Tran, H. M., Nguyen, T. Q., Ziegler, T., & Rödder, D. 2021. Vulnerability of an endemic Tiger Gecko (Goniurosaurus huuliensis) to climate change: modeling environmental refugia and implications for in-situ conservation. Salamandra 57 (4): 464-474 - get paper here
  • Ngo, H. N., Rödder, D., Grismer, L., Nguyen, T. Q., Le, M. D., Qi, S., & Ziegler, T. 2023. Extraordinary diversity among allopatric species in the genus Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae): understanding niche evolution and the need of conservation measures. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-23 - get paper here
  • NGO, H.N.; H.Q. NGUYEN, H.M. TRAN, T.Q. PHAN, T.T. TRAN, : R. GEWIS, D. RÖDDER, T.Q. NGUYEN & T. ZIEGLER. 2022. Living under the risk of extinction: population status and conservation needs assessment of a micro–endemic tiger gecko in Vietnam. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 175–188. - get paper here
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  • Nguyen, S.V., Ho, C.T. and Nguyen, T.Q. 2009. Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 768 pp.
  • Orlov, Nikolai L., Sergei A. Ryabov, Thien T. Nguyen, Quang T. Nguyen and Thu C. Ho. 2008. A new species of Goniurosaurus (Sauria: Gekkota: Eublepharidae) from north Vietnam. Russ. J. Herpetol. 15 (3):229-244 - get paper here
  • Wang, Ying-Yong; Jian-Huan Yang, and L. Lee Grismer 2013. A New Species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from Libo, Guizhou Province, China. Herpetologica 69 (2): 214-226. - get paper here
  • Wang, Ying-Yong; Jian-Huan Yang, and Rong-Feng Cui 2010. A NEW SPECIES OF GONIUROSAURUS (SQUAMATA: EUBLEPHARIDAE) FROM YINGDE, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA. Herpetologica 66 (2): 229 - get paper here
  • Wang, Ying-Yong; Meng-Jie Jin, Yu-Long Li, and L. Lee Grismer 2014. Description of a New Species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from the Guangdong Province, China, Based on Molecular and Morphological Data. Herpetologica 70 (3): 309-322. - get paper here
  • ZHU, X. Y., LIU, Y. J., BAI, Y., ROMÁN-PALACIOS, C. R. I. S. T. I. A. N., LI, Z., & HE, Z. Q. 2021. Goniurosaurus chengzheng sp. nov., a new species of Leopard Gecko from Guangxi, China (Squamata: Eublepharidae). Zootaxa 4996 (3): 540-554 - get paper here
  • ZHU, XIAO-YU; GUANG-YU CHEN, CRISTIAN ROMÁN-PALACIOS, ZHENG LI, ZHU-QING HE 2020. Goniurosaurus gezhi sp. nov., a new gecko species from Guangxi, China (Squamata: Eublepharidae). Zootaxa 4852 (2): 211–222 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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