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Gekko hulk GRISMER, PINTO, QUAH, ANUAR, COTA, MCGUIRE, ISKANDAR, WOOD & GRISMER, 2022

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymGekko hulk GRISMER, PINTO, QUAH, ANUAR, COTA, MCGUIRE, ISKANDAR, WOOD & GRISMER 2022 
DistributionPeninsular Malaysia (Pulau Tioman), Singapore

Type locality: Tekek-Juara trail on Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (2.821021°N 104.179596°E; 462 m)  
ReproductionOviparous; 2-3 eggs per clutch (Grismer et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: LSUHC 6284 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: maximum SVL of 161.3
mm, 10–15 supralabials, 9–13 infralabilas, 3–5 internarial
scales, 13–24 frontal scales, 4–8 chin scales, 84–110
midbody scales, 16–21 paravertebral tubercles, 9–11 longitudinal
rows of tubercles, 22–28 ventral scales, 14–19
1st toe subdigital lamellae, 18–24 4th toe lamellae; 6–13
precolacal pores in males (absent in females); subcaudals
enlarged; thin, white nuchal band at base of occiput
composed of closely spaced spots; thin dark nuchal band
absent or faded and never contacting eyes; small white
ocelli confined to dorsal tubercles or their anterior margin
in six or seven transverse rows; and no thick dark reticulum
on body


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CommentDiet: Arthropods and smaller geckos (Grismer et al. 2022) 
EtymologyNamed after ‘‘The Incredible Hulk’’, who is a fictional character and superhero created by Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby in 1962 and appears in the Marvel Comics publications. When angry, The Incredible Hulk becomes a large, green-skinned, muscular beast possessing great physical strength and a very aggressive temperament— all characteristics of Gekko hulk sp. nov. The specific epithet “hulk” is a noun in apposition 
References
  • FIGUEROA, ALEX; MARTYN E.Y. LOW, KELVIN K.P. LIM 2023. Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution. Zootaxa 5287 (1): 001–378 - get paper here
  • Grismer LL, del Pinto L, Quah ESH, Anuar S, Cota M, McGuire JA, Iskandar DT, Wood PL Jr, Grismer JL 2022. Phylogenetic and multivariate analyses of Gekko smithii Gray, 1842 recover a new species from Peninsular Malaysia and support the resurrection of G. albomaculatus (Giebel, 1861) from Sumatra. Vertebrate Zoology 72 47–80 - get paper here
  • Grossmann, Wolfgang; Thomas Kowalski & Christian Schäfer 2023. Herpetologische Erlebnisse auf Pulau Tulai, Westmalaysia, mit Anmerkungen zu Gekko monarchus. Sauria 45 (2): 37
  • Kwet, A. 2023. Liste der im Jahr 2022 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2023 (3): 48-73
  • Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah; Baizul Hafsyam Badli-Sham, Noor-Shahirah Ibrahim, Lukman H. B. Ismail, Muhammad Afif Mohd Amin, Goh Shu Xian, Rabiatul ‘Aqilah Mohamad Ariffin, Muhammad Afiq-Suhaimi, Lok Kar Men, Dila Adilina Danelo, Mohamad Aqmal-Naser, Muh 2024. TAXONOMIC COMPOSITION, DIVERSITY, AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF REPTILIAN FAUNA AT SEKAYU LOWLAND FORESTS, TERENGGANU, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. Russian Journal of Herpetology Vol. 31, No. 1, 2024, pp. 14 – 23 - get paper here
 
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