Hemiphyllodactylus lingshuiensis WANG, QI, YU, SONG, LI & WANG, 2025
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Hemiphyllodactylus lingshuiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Lingshui Slender Gecko Chinese: 陵水半叶趾虎 (líng shǔi bàn yѐ zhǐ hǔ) |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus lingshuiensis WANG, QI, YU, SONG, LI & WANG in WANG et al. 2025: 227 |
| Distribution | China (Hainan) Type locality: Mt. Diaoluo, Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan Province, China (18.7156°N, 109.8828°E; 515 m a.s.l.) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. SYS r002845, adult male, collected on 13 February 2024 by Feng-Bin Yu. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus lingshuiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: a maximum SVL of 35.4 mm; six chin scales; enlarged postmentals; five circumnasal scales; two intersupranasals; eight or nine supralabials; nine or 10 infralabials; 18 longitudinally arranged dorsal scales at midbody contained within one eye diameter and 11 ventral scales; five or six subdigital lamellae on the first finger and five on the first toe; lamellar formulae (digits II–V) 4-5-5-5 on hands and 5-5-6-5 on feet; 23 continuous, pore-bearing, femoroprecloacal scales in the male; one cloacal spur on each side; no plate-like subcaudal scales; no dark-colored pre- and postorbital stripe extending to at least base of neck; dark reticulate pattern on dorsum; dorsolateral light-colored spots on trunk; no dark-colored ventrolateral stripe on trunk; light-colored postsacral marking variably bearing anteriorly projecting arms; and caecum and gonads unpigmented. (Wang 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 9530 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality in Lingshui Li Autonomous County. |
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