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Gehyra wongchan PAUWELS, MEESOOK, KUNYA, DONBUNDIT & SUMONTHA, 2022

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Lunulate four-clawed gecko
Thai:จิ้งจกหินวงจันทร์ (Djing-djok-hin wongchan)
F: Gehyra lunulée 
SynonymGehyra wongchan PAUWELS, MEESOOK, KUNYA, DONBUNDIT & SUMONTHA 2022
Gehyra cf. angusticaudata – MEESOOK et al. 2021: 322 
DistributionThailand (Lopburi)

Type locality: Tham (= Cave) Khao Chan (14°58’35.2”N, 101°18’11.2”E), Tha Luang District, Lopburi Province, central Thailand  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. CUMZ-R-2598 (field no. MS 740), adult male caught on 20 October 2020, by W. Meesook, N. Donbundit and M. Sumontha.
Paratypes (4). CUMZ-R-2599 and CUMZ-R-2613 (field nos. MS 261 and MS 262, respectively), adult male and juvenile female collected on 26 April 2008 at Wat Khao Wong (ca. 14°57’51.5”N 100°41’58.3”E), Kok Samrong District, Lopburi Province, by K. Kunya and M. Sumontha. CUMZ-R-2611 and CUMZ-R-2612 (field nos. MS 738 and MS 739, respectively), juvenile male and adult female collected on 26 March 2021; same locality and collectors as holotype. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
Etymology The specific epithet wongchan is a name in apposition, invariable, based on the contraction of the localities of the paratypes (Wat Khao Wong) and of the holotype (Tham Khao Chan). In Thai wongchan also means the Moon, in reference to the typical crescent-shaped marks on the nape and dorsum of the new species. 
References
  • PAUWELS, O. S., MEESOOK, W., KUNYA, K., DONBUNDIT, N., & SUMONTHA, M. 2022. A new Four-clawed Gecko from limestone hills in Lopburi Province, central Thailand (Squamata, Gekkonidae: Gehyra). Zootaxa 5115 (4): 511-531 - get paper here
 
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