Hemiphyllodactylus menglianensis ZHOU, LI, YUAN, CUI, LIU & RAO, 2024
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Hemiphyllodactylus menglianensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Menglian Slender Gecko Chinese: 孟连半叶趾虎 (Mèng Lián Bàn Yè Zhı̌ ̌ Hǔ) |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus menglianensis ZHOU, LI, YUAN, CUI, LIU & RAO 2024: 12 Hemiphyllodactylus menglianensis — WANG et al. 2025 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan) Type locality: Langdao Village, Menglian Dai, Lahu, and Wa Autonomous County, Yunnan, China (N22.449°, E99.728° at an elevation of 1 158 m asl. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KIZR00144, adult male, collected on 28 July 2012 by Dingqi Rao. Paratypes: Four adult females (KIZR0085, KIZR0086, KIZR0143 and KIZR2022299), three adult male (KIZR0079, KIZR2022300, KIZR2022301) all from the same locality as the holotype.| |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus menglianensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other known congeners by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 41.52 mm; 8-10 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 4 or 5 circumnasal scales; 2-3 inter- nasal scales; 9-11 supralabial scales; 8-10 intralabial scales; dorsal scales 16-18; ventral scales 7-10; a manual lamellar formula of 4-4(5)-(4-6)-4 and a pedal lamellar formula of 4(5)-5-5(6)-4; 16-20 precloacal and femoral pore-bearing scales contiguous in males; 1 cloacal spur on each side; the color of the back of the body is brown; 2 lines of dark blotches on dorsal side running from the neck to sacrum and merge into one; a dark stripe extending from the snout end through the eyes at least to base of neck; dark dorsal trans- verse blotches and dark postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms. (Zhou et al., 2024) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 30 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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