Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis YAN, LIN, GUO, LI & ZHOU, 2016
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Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | Chinese: 惠水半叶趾虎 |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis YAN, LIN, GUO, LI & ZHOU 2016 Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis — WANG et al. 2025 |
| Distribution | China (Guizhou) Type locality: vicinity of Huishui County, Guizhou Province, China (26°08.36’N, 106°39.72’E, at an elevation of 990 m |
| Reproduction | oviparous. Two gravid females (NJNUh00321, NJNUh00323) each contained two eggs. |
| Types | Holotype: NJNU h00851, Adult male, collected on 9 July, 2015 by Yubo Lin and Hao Li (Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China). Paratype. Four adult female specimens: NJNUh00852, NJNUh00854, NJNUh00855, and NJNUh00856, collected on 10–11 July, 2015 from almost the same locality as the holotype; and three adult specimens, NJNUh00857 (female), NJNUh00858 (female) and NJNUh00859 (male), collected on 13–14 July, 2015 from Ziyun County, Guizhou Province, China (25°45.17’N, 106°04.85’E, at an elevation of 1260 m). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from the remaining congeners of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus by having the unique combination of the following characters: a bisexual taxon; a maximum SVL of 47.4 mm in males and 51.2 mm in females; 8 or 10 chin scales; enlarged postmental scales; 3 circumnasal scales; 2 or 3 scales between supranasals; 9–11 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; 13–15 dorsal scales; 7– 9 ventral scales; a lamellar hand formula of 3-4-4-4 or 4-4/5-5-4; a lamellar foot formula of 4-4/5-5-4/5; 3 subdigital lamellae on the first finger; 3 subdigital lamellae on the first toe; a continuous precloacal and femoral pore series of less than 20; one cloacal spur on each side in both males and females; no enlarged subcaudal scales; dark dorsal transverse blotches; dark postorbital stripe; a brown postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms; and unpigmented caecum and gonads (Table 4). 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 146 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | This specific epithet is derived from the name of Huishui County of China and is in reference to the type locality. |
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