Hemiphyllodactylus laowozhenensis ZHOU, WANG, CUI, ZHANG, SHEN, LI, LIU & RAO, 2025
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Hemiphyllodactylus laowozhenensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Laowo Town Slender Gecko Chinese: 老窝镇半叶趾虎 (Lǎo Wō Zhèn Bàn Yè Zhǐ Hǔ) |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus laowozhenensis ZHOU, WANG, CUI, ZHANG, SHEN, LI, LIU & RAO 2025 |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan) Type locality: Laowo Town, Lushui City, Yunnan, China (25.865°N, 99.038°E, at an elevation of 1511 m. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. LW2024R006, adult male, collected by Hongxin Zhou, Xiuyan Li, Jiazhong Wang on August 2024. Paratypes. LW2024R004, LW2024R005, adult males, collected at the same locality as the holotype on August 2024. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus laowozhenensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by the com- bination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 38.5 mm; 10 or 11 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 6 circumnasal scales; 2 or 3 internasal scales; 8 or 9 su- pralabial scales; 8 or 9 infralabial scales; 15 or 16 dorsal scales; 9 ventral scales; a manual lamellar formula of 3-4- 4-4 and a pedal lamellar formula of 3(4)-4-4-4; 26–28 precloacal and femoral pore-bearing scales contiguous in males; 1–3 cloacal spur on each side; a dark postorbit- al stripe extending to at least base of neck; dorsolateral light–colored spots on trunk present; dark ventrolateral stripe on trunk present; dark dorsal transverse blotches present; and a dark and brown postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms. (Zhou et al. 2025) 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 6123 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map with localities in Zhou et al. 2025: 246 (Fig. 1) |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality, Laowo Town, Lushui City in Yunnan province. |
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