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Gekko liui ZHOU, ZHOU, WANG, LI, ZHANG, LI, SHEN, LIU & RAO, 2025

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymGekko liui ZHOU, ZHOU, WANG, LI, ZHANG, LI, SHEN, LIU & RAO 2025 
DistributionChina (Hainan)

Type locality: Dazhou Island, Wanning City, Hainan, China (18.683° N, 110.491° E, at an elevation of 60 m).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: HN2024R035 adult male, collected by Hongxin ZHOU, Jiazhong WANG, Xiuyan LI, Runbang ZHOU on 16 October 2024. Paratypes: HN2024R030, HN2024R032, adult males, HN2024R033, adult female collected at the same locality as the holotype on 17 October 2024; HN2024R004, adult female, HN2024R005, collected by Hongxin ZHOU, Jiazhong WANG, Xiuyan LI on 19 June 2024 fr 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (1) Medium body size (SVL 50.02–56.67 mm, n = 6); (2) interorbital scales between the anterior corners of the eyes 37–42; (3) tubercles present on dorsal body and tails, forelimbs and hindlimbs smooth without tubercles; (4) ventral scales between mental and cloacal slit 140–148; (5) midbody scale rows 103–118; (6) subdigital lamellae on first finger 10– 12, on fourth finger 12–13, on first toe 10–11, on fourth toe 12–13, webbing present between the fingers and toes; (7) ventral scale rows 36–39; (8) 20–23 precloacal pores in males and absent in females; (9) nostrils in contact with rostral scale; (10) dorsal surface of body with six or seven large dark and brown bicolor bands between nape and sacrum. (Zhou et al. 2025)


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Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Chinese herpetologist Professor Chengzhao LIU (30 September 1900 – 9 April 1976), in recognition of his significant contributions to herpetological research in China. 
References
  • ZHOU, R., ZHOU, H., WANG, H., LI, J., ZHANG, D., LI, X., SHEN, Z., LIU, S. & RAO, D. 2025. Taxonomic Review of Gecko (Japonigekko) Species in Hainan Province and Description of a New Species. Asian Herpetological Research 16, 247–259 - get paper here
 
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