Gekko qiannanensis HUANG, MA, JIANG & WU, 2026
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Gekko qiannanensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Qiannan Gecko Chinese: 黔南壁虎 (pinyin: qián nán bì hǔ) |
| Synonym | Gekko (Japonigekko) qiannanensis HUANG, MA, JIANG & WU in HUANG et al. 2026 |
| Distribution | China (Guizhou) Type locality: Guizhou Province, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Changshun County, 25.728°N, 106.390°E, ca. 1 030 m a.s.l. elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: JSU- HJ2025024, ♂: 18 August 2025, collected by Jie Huang et Guxi Yao. Paratypes. 2♂: Guizhou Province, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Changshun County, 25.728°N, 106.390°E, ca. 1 030 m a.s.l., 24 June 2025, collected by Jie Huang et Yang Xiao, JSU-HJ2025001– HJ2025002. China • 2♂: same collected information as holotype, JSU-HJ2025025, CIB-MS1441. China • 4♀: same collected information as holotype, JSU-HJ2025023, JSU-HJ2025026–HJ2025027, CIB-MS1442. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=9): Gekko qiannanensis sp. nov. is assigned to the subgenus Japonigekko according to phylogenetic analysis. It can be distinguished from other congeners in Japonigekko by the following characters: moderate body size: SVL 65.4–82.9 mm in adult males, 77.7–91.7 mm in adult females; two enlarged postmentals; nares in contact with the rostral, internasal absent; subdigital lamellae: fourth fingers 14–16, first toes 9–11, fourth toes 14–17; moderately developed toe webbing, originating proximal to subdigital lamellae; interorbitals 28–38; Midbody scale rows 134–155; ventral scale rows 42–49; precloacal pores 10–11 in males; a single postcloacal tubercle on each side; dorsum earth gray, with six dirty-white bands between nape and sacrum. (Huang et al. 2026) 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 2.83 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality, Qiannan Buyi in Miao Autonomous Prefecture. |
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