Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum YANG & CHAN, 2015
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Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum
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| Higher Taxa | Eublepharidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Kadoories’ Cave Gecko Chinese: 嘉道理睑虎 |
| Synonym | Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum YANG & CHAN 2015 Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum — ZHU et al. 2021 |
| Distribution | China (Guangxi) Type locality: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; (exact locality withheld; available to qualified researchers upon request) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: KFBG 14032, adult male. Collected on 18 May 2014 by J.H. Yang. Paratypes: one adult male KFBG 14031; one adult female KFBG 14033; one sub-adult male KFBG 14034; one juvenile male KFBG 14035; data identical to the holotype. Coordinates and other standard collecting information were recorded for each type and kept in the KFBG herpetological collection catalog. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of the following characters: relatively greater SVL (112.0–118.0 mm in adults); nuchal loop wide, posteriorly protracted; three wide nearly immaculate body bands between limbs insertions, bordered by wide dark bands anteriorly and posteriorly; ground color mottled in adults; dark brown spots on lateral belly; mental shield with a dark blotch; iris blood red in juvenile, orange red in sub-adult, and a remarkable olive green in adults; enlarged supraorbital tubercles present; axillary pockets deep; internasals two; eight or nine nasal scales surrounding naris; 47–55 eyelid fringe scales; 9–11 supralabials, nine infralabials; 124–132 midbody scale rows; 26–28 precloacal pores in males; claws sheathed by four scales, lateral two long and curved; one or two postcloacal tubercles. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3132 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). Character table: Zhu et al. 2021 Distribution: see map in Ngo et al. 2023. |
| Etymology | The new species, “kadoorieorum”, is named in honour of the Kadoorie brothers, Sir Horace and Lord Lawrence, from Hong Kong, for their life-long support to biodiversity research and conservation in the region. |
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