Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum YANG & CHAN, 2015
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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. Additional details (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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