Gekko takouensis NGO & GAMBLE, 2010
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Gekko takouensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Ta Kou Marbled Gecko Vietnamese: Thằn lằn đá Tà Kóu |
| Synonym | Gekko takouensis NGO & GAMBLE 2010 Gekko (Sundagekko) takouensis — WOOD et al. 2019 Gekko (Lomatodactylus) takouensis — WOOD et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | S Vietnam (Binh Thuan: Tà Kóu Mountain) Type locality: Tà Kóu Mountain, Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam, approximately 425 m elevation (10°48.815’N, 107°53.718’E). |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: UNS, Zoological Collection of University of Natural Sciences in Hochiminh City UNS 0491, adult male; collected by Ngo Van Tri, 30 June 2009. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized Gekko, maximum SVL 107.0 mm, distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characteristics: dorsum with 14–17 longitudinal rows of enlarged, smooth tubercles; 83–93 scale rows at midbody; 30–34 ventral scale rows between ventrolateral folds at midbody; 11–14 precloacal pores in males in an angular, continuous series; 18–20 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; dorsal pattern of 5–7 whitish vertebral blotches between nape and sacrum, and 6–8 pairs of short, sometimes irregular spots or white bars on flanks between limb insertions. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). Group: G. petricolus group (Meesook et al. 2021). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet takouensis denotes the name of the mountain and nature reserve where the type series was collected. |
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