Gekko septentrionalis XUN, ZENG, WANG & CHE, 2025
Can you confirm these amateur observations of Gekko septentrionalis?
Gekko septentrionalis
Find more photos by Google images search: 
| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Yingjiang Para- chute Gecko Chinese: 盈江伞虎’’ (Ying Jiang San Hu) |
| Synonym | Gekko septentrionalis XUN, ZENG, WANG & CHE in XUN et al. 2025: 293 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan) Type locality: Xiashiti, Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China (24.46848N, 97.57428E, elevation 1098 m; datum = GCJ02). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. KIZ 039681, a subadult female, collected by XL-Z on 25 June 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gekko (Ptychozoon) septentrionalis sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: (1) SVL at least 48.7 mm; (2) supranasals separated by single internasal; (3) preaxial antebrachial flap terminated at base of digit I; (4) supralabials 12, ninth supralabial in mid-orbital position; (5) dorsal or caudal tubercles absent; (6) subdigital lamellae 14 or 15; (7) lateral denticulate cutaneous lobes 27 pairs on tail; (8) lobe fusion at the terminal caudal flap absent; (9) 17 scales across widest portion of caudal flap; (10) caudal lobes angled posteriorly; (11) width of caudal lobes decrease posteriorly; (12) thick postorbital stripe present; and (13) three dark body bands present between limb insertions. (Xu et al. 2025) 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 7762 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| References |
|
| External links |