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Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis YAN, LIN, GUO, LI & ZHOU, 2016

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesChinese: 惠水半叶趾虎 
SynonymHemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis YAN, LIN, GUO, LI & ZHOU 2016 
DistributionChina (Guizhou)

Type locality: vicinity of Huishui County, Guizhou Province, China (26°08.36’N, 106°39.72’E, at an elevation of 990 m  
Reproductionoviparous. Two gravid females (NJNUh00321, NJNUh00323) each contained two eggs. 
TypesHolotype: 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). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: 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).


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Comment 
EtymologyThis specific epithet is derived from the name of Huishui County of China and is in reference to the type locality. 
References
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