Gekko kwangsiensis YANG, 2015
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Kwangsi Gecko Chinese: 广西壁虎 |
Synonym | Gekko kwangsiensis YANG 2015 Gekko (Japonigekko) kwangsiensis — WOOD et al. 2019 Gekko (Japonigekko) kwangsiensis — WOOD et al. 2020 |
Distribution | China (Guangxi) Type locality: Wuming County, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China |
Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: KFBG 14076, adult male, collected on 10 July 2013 by J.H. Yang and Sheng Zheng. Paratypes: Five paratypes: two adult males KFBG 14074–75; one adult female KFBG 14077; one subadult female KFBG 14078; one subadult male KFBG 14079; data identical to the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gekko kwangsiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of following characters: body relatively small (SVL 64.2–69.7 mm in adults), slender; nares in contact with rostral; internasal absent or single; postmentals two (rarely three), enlarged; interorbital scales between anterior corners of the eyes 29–31; dorsal tubercle rows 9–11; ventral scales between mental and cloacal slit 185–208; midbody scale rows 143–156; ventral scale rows 41–45; subdigital lamellae on first toe 11–13, on fourth toe 13–18; finger and toe webbing weakly developed; tubercles absent on upper surface of fore limbs and hind limbs; precloacal pores nine to ten in males, absent in females; postcloacal tubercle single; tubercles present on dorsal surface of tail base; subcaudals enlarged; dorsal surface of body with 9–10 thin light bands between nape and sacrum, and dorsal surface of tail with remarkable black and white bands. Additional details (2525 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | Named after its type locality, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Kwangsi is the former spelling of Guangxi). |
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