Gekko sorok (DAS, LAKIM, KANDAUNG, 2008)
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Luperosaurus sorok DAS, LAKIM, KANDAUNG 2008 Gekko (Rhacogekko) sorok — WOOD et al. 2019 (incertae sedis) Gekko (Rhacogekko) sorok — WOOD et al. 2020 Luperosaurus sorok — FUKUYAMA et al. 2022 |
Distribution | Malaysia (Borneo: Crocker Range Park, Sabah; Lambir Hills National Park) Type locality: near bank of Sungai Bariawa, Crocker Range Park (05°24'177"N, 116°07'897"E), Keningau District, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: SP 06618, female, collected 19 February 2002 by Pius Kandaung. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small species of Luperosaurus (SVL 34.7 mm), diagnosable from congeneric species by the possession of the following combination of characters: body robust; head narrower than body; auricular open- ing oval-squarish; subrictal tubercles present; two intersupranasals contacting rostral; rostral contacts nares; nine supralabials to the middle of the orbital; 14/15 supralabials to posterior edge of orbit; 11 infralabials; 1–3 anteriormost chin scales subequal, larger than those to their posterior; dorsal body scales rounded, convex and granular; ca. 104 dorsal scale rows; 45 ventral scale rows; ca. 149 midbody scale rows; ventrolateral body tubercles spinose; three distal scansors deeply notched; tail fringe with distinct serrations; and pale rounded spots present on middorsum [from DAS et al. 2008] Additional details (1748 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Luperosaurus sorok was preliminarily assigned to the new subgenus Rhacogekko within Gekko. See Wood et al. 2019 for details. |
Etymology | The species name is derived from Malay, meaning "to hide", in reference to its presumed ecologically cryptic nature. Rhacogekko is derived from the Greek noun rhakos, meaning "rag" or "wrinkle" in relation to the rounded lobe-like fringes or wrinkles on the lateral folds of the body. |
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