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Gekko khunkhamensis SITTHIVONG, LO, NGUYEN, NGO, KHOTPATHOOM, LE, ZIEGLER & LUU, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Khunkham Gecko
G: Khunkham Gecko
Laotian: Kap Ke Khunkham
F: Gecko de Kunkham 
SynonymGekko khunkhamensis SITTHIVONG, LO, NGUYEN, NGO, KHOTPATHOOM, LE, ZIEGLER & LUU 2021 
DistributionLaos (Khammouane)

Type locality: on a karst cliff, near the entrance of a cave (18°11’ N, 104°30’ E, at an elevation of 172 m a.s.l.), Nahin Village, Khunkham District, Khammouane Province, central Laos  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. VNUF R.2021.23 (Field no. SL.KM.23), adult male, (18°11’ N, 104°30’ E, at an elevation of 172 m a.s.l.), Nahin Village, Khunkham District, Khammouane Province, central Laos, collected by S. Sitthivong and Lo O.V. on 29 October 2019. Paratypes. NUOL R.2021.22 (Field no. SL.KM.22), adult female; VNUF R.2021.02 (Field no. SL.KM.02), adult female, the same data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Gekko khunkhamensis sp. nov. is a member of the Gekko (Japonigekko) japonicus group and differs from all congeners by a combination of the following characters: a medium-sized gecko species (SVL 69.7–75.2 mm); nares in contact with rostral; internasals absent; postmentals enlarged; interorbital scales between anterior corners of the eyes 31 or 32; dorsal tubercles absent; ventrals between mental and cloacal slit 181–185; midbody
scales 127–138; ventral scales 42–45; subdigital lamellae on first toe 13 or 14, on fourth toe 14 or 15; tubercles on upper surface of fore and hind limbs absent; precloacal pores absent in the male and females; postcloacal tubercles two; tubercles absent on dorsal surface of tail base; subcaudals distinctly enlarged; dorsal surface of body with five
dark grey bands, which become irregular posteriorly.


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Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality of the new species, Khunkham District of Khammouane Province. 
References
  • SITTHIVONG, SALY; OANH VAN LO, TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN, HANH THI NGO, THANANH KHOTPATHOOM, MINH DUC LE,THOMAS ZIEGLER, & VINH QUANG LUU 2021. A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa 5082 (6): 553–571 - get paper here
 
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