Dixonius lao NGUYEN, SITTHIVONG, NGO, LUU, NGUYEN, LE & ZIEGLER, 2020

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Dixonius lao NGUYEN, SITTHIVONG, NGO, LUU, NGUYEN, LE & ZIEGLER 2020 Dixonius lao — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 Dixonius lao — STUART et al. in WCS 2024
Distribution	Laos (Khammouane) Type locality: Na Ngua village, Thakhek Town, Khammouane Province (17°32N, 104°51E, 145 m elevation
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: VNUF R.2016.2, adult male, (Field no. TK16.2), icollected by V.Q. Luu and N. Schneider on 24 February 2016. Paratypes. IEBR A.2019.5 (Field no. TK16.3), adult female; IEBR A.2019.6 (Field no. TK16.1), subadult female; the same data as the holotype.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A species of the genus Dixonius that can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL 55.4 mm; 20–23 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody; 23 or 24 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; 8–10 supralabials, 7 or 8 in mid-orbital position; 7 or 8 infralabials; 8 precloacal pores in male; the male without femoral pores; precloacal and femoral pores absent in females; uniformly pebble brown dorsum. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.12 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Distribution: for a map of Dixonius type localities see Yodthong et al. 2025.
Etymology	The specific epithet “lao” is derived from both the official name of Laos, the Lao People’s Democratic republic in which the species was discovered, and the Lao, the main group of people inhabiting Laos.
References	DONBUNDIT, NATTASUDA; MONTRI SUMONTHA, MANEERAT SUTHANTHANGJAI, WINAI SUTHANTHANGJAI & OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS 2024. Another new micro-endemic, limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from Phetchaburi Province, western Thailand Zootaxa 5447 (4): 531-546 - get paper here Grismer, L.L., Neang, T., Tri, N.V. & Grismer, J.L. 2025. A new species of Dixonius Bauer, Good, and Branch, 1997 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) ranging through the Cardamon Mountains of Cambodia to the southern Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Zootaxa, 5717 (2), 180–206 - get paper here NGUYEN, T. H., LUU, V. Q., SITTHIVONG, S., NGO, H. T., NGUYEN, T. Q., LE, M. D., & ZIEGLER, T. 2021. A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Vientiane Capital, Laos. Zootaxa 4965 (2): 351-362 - get paper here NGUYEN, THUONG HUYEN; SALY SITTHIVONG, HANH THI NGO, VINH QUANG LUU, TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN, MINH DUC LE, & THOMAS ZIEGLER 2020. A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa 4759 (4): 530–542 - get paper here PAUWELS, O. S., DAS, S., KUNYA, K., SUMONTHA, M., DONBUNDIT, N., PAUWELS, T. P., ... & MEESOOK, W. 2025. A new sandstone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius hinchangsi) from Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand. Zootaxa 5584 (4): 482-504 - get paper here PAUWELS, OLIVIER S. G.; NONN PANITVONG, KIRATI KUNYA, MONTRI SUMONTHA 2021. A new sandstone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius mekongensis) from the Thai-Lao border. Zootaxa 4969: 526–538 - get paper here WCS 2024. Wildlife in Lao PDR, 2024 Status Report. Vientiane; Wildlife Conservation Society Lao PDR Program Yodthong, S., Rujirawan, A., Grismer, L.L., Stuart, B.L. & Aowphol, A. 2025. Molecular verification and phylogenetic placement of leaf-toed geckos (Dixonius: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Thailand. Zootaxa 5666 (4): 550–566 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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