Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER, 2021
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Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Lubang Scaly-toed Geckos. |
| Synonym | Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER 2021 Lepidodactylus sp. 3 — OLIVER et al. 2018: 4 |
| Distribution | Philippines (Lubang island) Type locality: Sitio Dangay, Barangay Vigo, Municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro Province, Lubang Island, Philippines (13.783048, 120.172468) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. PNM 9876 (formerly KU 320411; CDS Field No. 3931), adult male, collected 29 April 2009 at 98 m by CDS, J.B. Fernandez, and RMB. Paratype (paratopotype).—KU 320410 (CDS Field No. 3930), adult female, collected 29 April 2009 by CDS, J.B. Fernandez, and RMB. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay can be distin- guished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate to large (SVL 40.6–40.8 mm); (2) snout–forearm length moderate, 34.2–34.3% SVL; (3) total arm length short, 18.1–20.2% SVL; (4) crus length moderate, 11.8% SVL; (5) total leg length moderate, 23.5– 26.1% SVL; (6) Finger III length long, 29.7–35.4% total arm length; (7) Toe IV length moderate, 33.0–36.5% total leg length; (8) head length moderate, 26.4–26.5% SVL; (9) head width moderate, 67.3–69.4% head length; (10) snout length long, 43.5–44.9% head length; (11) eye diameter large, 22.4– 25.0% head length; (12) midbody dorsal scale count within one eye diameter 22 or 23; (13) paravertebral scale count within one eye diameter 19 or 20; (14) midbody ventral scale count within one eye diameter 14–16; (15) circumnasal scales 4; (16) Finger III total scansors 7; (17) Toe IV total scansors 8 or 9; (18) precloacofemoral pores in males 23; and (19) rostral scale not in contact with nostril. (ELIADES et al. 2021) |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Eliades et al. 2022: 96 (Fig. 2). |
| Etymology | Named after the Tagalog term for isolated and is in reference to the biogeographically distinct and isolated island of Lubang, which is believed to be surrounded by deep-ocean channels and never in historical contact with surrounding paleoisland landmasses. |
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