Dixonius lao NGUYEN, SITTHIVONG, NGO, LUU, NGUYEN, LE & ZIEGLER, 2020
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Dixonius lao
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonym | Dixonius lao NGUYEN, SITTHIVONG, NGO, LUU, NGUYEN, LE & ZIEGLER 2020 |
| Distribution | Laos (Khammouane) Type locality: Na Ngua village, Thakhek Town, Khammouane Province (17°32N, 104°51E, 145 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: VNUF R.2016.2, adult male, (Field no. TK16.2), icollected by V.Q. Luu and N. Schneider on 24 February 2016. Paratypes. IEBR A.2019.5 (Field no. TK16.3), adult female; IEBR A.2019.6 (Field no. TK16.1), subadult female; the same data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Dixonius that can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL 55.4 mm; 20–23 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody; 23 or 24 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; 8–10 supralabials, 7 or 8 in mid-orbital position; 7 or 8 infralabials; 8 precloacal pores in male; the male without femoral pores; precloacal and femoral pores absent in females; uniformly pebble brown dorsum. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “lao” is derived from both the official name of Laos, the Lao People’s Democratic republic in which the species was discovered, and the Lao, the main group of people inhabiting Laos. |
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