Dixonius taoi BOTOV, PHUNG, NGUYEN, BAUER, BRENNAN & ZIEGLER, 2015
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Dixonius taoi BOTOV, PHUNG, NGUYEN, BAUER, BRENNAN & ZIEGLER 2015 Dixonius taoi — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 |
Distribution | Vietnam (Binh Thuan: Phu Quy Island) Type locality: Phu Quy Island, Phu Quy District, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: IEBR A.2014.26 collected on 2nd of June 2013 by Trung My Phung. Paratypes: CAS 257300, IEBR A.2014.27, VNMN A.2014.4, ZFMK 96680, the same data as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small gecko with up to 44 mm SVL; 7 or 8 supralabials; 11 or 12 rows of keeled tubercles on dorsum; 21–23 ventral scale rows; 5 or 6 precloacal pores in males; a canthal stripe running from rostrum through the eye and terminating at back of head; lateral second pair of postmentals about one third to one half size of first pair; brown dorsal ground color with light yellowish/orange spots in one or two rows along flanks, and irregular bands or a reticulated network of dark marks on dorsum. Additional details (1519 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | The new species is named in honor of our colleague and friend Dr. Nguyen Thien Tao from the Vietnam National Museum of Nature in Hanoi, in recognition of his numerous and groundbreaking scientific contributions towards a better understanding of the herpetofauna of Vietnam. |
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