Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis DO, NGUYEN , LE, PHAM, ZIEGLER & NGUYEN, 2021
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Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis DO, NGUYEN , LE, PHAM, ZIEGLER & NGUYEN 2021 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Lam Dong) Type locality: Near Giang Ly Ranger Station (12o 10.954’N, 108o 40.805’E, at an elevation of 1442 m a.s.l.), Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park, Da Chai Commune, Lac Duong District, Lam Dong Province, the Central Highlands of Vietnam. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: IEBR R.4830, adult male, collected on 10 May 2015 by K.V. Nguyen. Paratypes: Three specimens collected from the same locality as the holotype: IEBR R.4831, IEBR R.4832, adult males, IEBR R.4833, adult female; the same collection data as for the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species from southern Vietnam differs from the remaining congeners of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus by a combination of the following characters: a bisexual taxon; a maximum SVL of 45.9 mm; dorsal scale rows 16; ventral scale rows 8 or 9; chin scales 7–10; postmental scales enlarged; femoral and precloacal pores in a continuous series, 23–25 in total in males, absent in the female; digital lamellae formula 4-5-5/6-5 forefoot) and 5-6-6-6/5 (hind foot); cloacal spurs 2 or 3 on each side in both males and female; enlarged subcaudal scales absent; dorsal trunk pattern with two paravertebral stripes, formed by two rows of dark spots; dark lateral head stripe distinct; postsacral mark cream or orange and bearing anteriorly projecting arms (Do et al. 2021). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet dalatensis is a toponym in reference to the type locality of the species in Da Lat Plateau of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Common names: Dalat Slender Gecko (English) and Thạch sùng dẹp đà lạt (Vietnamese). |
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