Lepidodactylus crockerensis QUAH, DUKIT, TUH & GRISMER, 2026
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Lepidodactylus crockerensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Crocker Range Mourning Gecko |
| Synonym | Lepidodactylus crockerensis QUAH, DUKIT, TUH & GRISMER 2026: 337 |
| Distribution | Malaysia (Borneo: Sabah) Type locality: Rhododendron Hut, Gunung Alab substation, Crocker Range Park, Tambunan District, Sabah, Malaysia (WSG GPS coordinates N 5.821525, E 116.341547, 1909 m in elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. HEP 03431, Adult male BORNEENSIS (BOR) , collected by Evan S.H. Quah on 23 August 2025. Paratypes. Adult male BOR HEP 03432 bears the same collection data as the holotype, and adult male BOR HEP 03509 bears the same collection data as the holotype but was collected on 18 November 2025. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=3): Lepidodactylus crockerensis sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Lepidodactylus by having the unique combination of a maximum adult SVL in males of 49.0 mm; pupil vertical-oval; head, body, limbs and tail covered in granular scales; tubercles absent; no flaps of skin or ventrolateral fold on flanks; first digits of hands and feet short, not vestigial, claw absent; subdigital lamellae thin, transversely expanded, distalmost lamellae entire, usually rounded; 10–14 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; slight webbing between toes III and IV; 32–40 contiguous, pore-bearing, femoro-precloacal scales in males; tail subcylindrical in cross-section without a lateral fringe of enlarged scales; dorsum in life varies from brownish-grey in light phase with lighter grey mottling and chevron markings or spots in vertebral region to dark brown in dark phase with light brown or cream markings; a pair of dark-coloured sacral spots sometimes present; top of tail bearing faint, irregularly shaped alternating darker and lighter bands; venter beige to cream with darker mottling; underside of limbs and cloacal region yellowish, and subcaudal region cream to salmon coloured. (Quah 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 less than half a page) 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, Gunung Alab located in the Crocker Range of Sabah, East Malaysia. |
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