Dixonius aaronbaueri NGO & ZIEGLER, 2009
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Bauer’s leaf-toed gecko Vietnamese: Than lan chan la a-ron-bau-o. |
Synonym | Dixonius aaronbaueri NGO & ZIEGLER 2009 Dixonius aaronbaueri — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 |
Distribution | S Vietnam (Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan) Type locality: Binh Tien forest station, Ninh Hai District, Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam, 11° 46’ N 109° 11 E, 4 – 5 m elevation. |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual and phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: UNS 0284, an adult male, collected by Ngo Van Tri on 23 August 2007. Paratypes: ZFMK 87274, adult male, UNS, ZMB. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Dixonius, characterized by a combination of the following characters: 1) maximum SVL 38.6 mm; 2) bold dark canthal stripe terminating at back of head (occiput); 3) more or less dark bar red lips; 4) patternless yellowish-orange dorsum; 5) unpatterned yellowish-orange tail dorsum; 6) supranasals in distinct contact; 7) 8 – 9 supralabials, with supralabials six or seven in midorbital position; 8) 18 – 19 ventral scale rows at midbody; 9) 5 precloacal pores in males. 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 64 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). Distribution: for a map of Dixonius type localities see Yodthong et al. 2025. |
Etymology | Named in honor of Professor Dr. Aaron M. Bauer (Villanova University). |
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