Dixonius pawangkhananti PAUWELS, CHOMNGAM, LARSEN & SUMONTHA, 2020
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Dixonius pawangkhananti
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Cha-am leaf-toed gecko Thai: Djing-djok din Cha-am German: Cha-am Blattfingergecko F: Dixonius de Cha-am |
| Synonym | Dixonius pawangkhananti PAUWELS, CHOMNGAM, LARSEN & SUMONTHA 2020 Dixonius pawangkhananti — DONBUNDIT et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Phetchaburi) Type locality: foot of the hill (12°50’04.4”N, 99°56’10.3”E) behind Wat (= Temple) Nikhom Wachiraram, Khao Yai Subdistrict, Cha-am District, Phetchaburi Province, peninsular Thailand |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. THNHM 25606 (field no. MS 563), adult male caught at night by M. Sumontha, N. Chomngam and P. Pawangkhanant on 8 August 2015. Paratypes (2). AUP 02001 (field no. MS 564), adult male, and PSUZC R 728 (field no. MS 565), adult female. Same locality, collecting date and collectors as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dixonius pawangkhananti sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by the combination of its maximal known SVL of 42.6 mm; 16 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 30 to 32 paravertebral scales; 16 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; six precloacal pores in males, no pores in females; a marked canthal stripe; and a dorsal pattern consisting of bands or blotches (Pauwels et al. 2020). Additional details (4870 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet honors the Thai zoologist Parinya Pawangkhanant (Agriculture University of Phayao, Phayao, and Rabbit in the Moon Foundation, Ratchaburi), for his contributions to the herpetology of Thailand, and who is one of the collectors of the type-series. |
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