Gekko phuyenensis NGUYEN, NGUYEN, ORLOV, MURPHY & NGUYEN, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Phu Yen Marbled Gecko Vietnamese: Tắc kè phú yên |
Synonym | Gekko phuyenensis NGUYEN, NGUYEN, ORLOV, MURPHY & NGUYEN 2021 |
Distribution | S Vietnam (Phu Yen Province) Type locality: Ninh Dong Commune, Tuy An District, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam, at an elevation of 5 m above sea level (13 ̊21’N, 109 ̊17’E). |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. ITBCZ 6653, adult male (Figs. 2, 3A), collected by V.D.H. Nguyen on 16 July 2018. Paratypes. ITBCZ 6654 and ITBCZ 6656 (adult males), and ITBCZ 6655 (adult female, Fig. 3B), the same data as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Gekko phuyenensis sp. nov. is distinguished from all of its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: medium size in adults (SVL up to 92.8 mm; nares in contact with rostral; nasals 3; internasal 1; interorbitals 35 or 36; ventrals 30–32; dorsal tubercle rows 9 or 10; precloacal pores (in males) 12 or 13, precloacal pits (in female) 13; subdigital lamellae under first finger 18–21, fourth finger 19 or 20, first toe 18–20, and fourth toe 21–23; subcaudals median enlarged; no webbing between toes, and absence of tubercles on hind limbs (Nguyen et al. 2021). Additional details (5111 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Group: G. petricolus group. |
Etymology | The specific epithet phuyenensis is a toponym derived from the Phu Yen Province, southern Vietnam where the new gecko was discovered. |
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