Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis YANG & CHAN, 2015
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Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Eublepharidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Guangxi Cave Gecko Chinese: 广西睑虎 |
| Synonym | Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis YANG & CHAN 2015 Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis — ZHU et al. 2021 |
| Distribution | China (Guangxi) Type locality: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; (exact locality withheld; available to qualified researchers upon request). |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: KFBG 14052, adult male. Collected on 5 July 2013 by J.H. Yang. Paratypes. Three paratypes: two adult females KFBG 14050–51; one adult male KFBG 14053; data identical to the holotype. Coordinates and other standard collecting information were recorded for each type and kept in the KFBG herpetological collection catalog. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of following characters: medium body size (SVL 97.6–109.1 mm in adults); nuchal loop narrow, posteriorly protracted; three narrow immaculate body bands between limbs insertions, bordered by wide dark bands anteriorly and posteriorly; ground color mottled in adults; dark brown spots on lateral belly absent; mental shield immaculate; iris light orange yellow; supraorbital tubercles slightly enlarged; axillary pockets deep; internasals one or two (usually one); eight or nine nasal scales surrounding naris; 52–58 eyelid fringe scales; 8–10 supralabials, 7–9 infralabials; 122–128 midbody scale rows; 31–33 distinct precloacal pores in males; claws sheathed by four scales, lateral two long and curved; one or two postcloacal tubercles (usually two). |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). Character table: Zhu et al. 2021 Distribution: see map in Ngo et al. 2023. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “kwangsiensis” is named after its type locality, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Kwangsi is the former official name of Guangxi). |
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