Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis LUU, NGUYEN, DO, PHAM, HOANG, NGUYEN, LE, ZIEGLER, GRISMER & GRISMER, 2023
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Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Lungcu Slender Gecko Vietnamese: Thạch sùng dẹp lũng cú |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis LUU, NGUYEN, DO, PHAM, HOANG, NGUYEN, LE, ZIEGLER, GRISMER & GRISMER 2023 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Ha Giang) Type locality: Lung Cu Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province (23°21'N, 105°19'E, at an elevation of 1391 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. VNUF R.2021.01 (Field no. LC17.01), adult male, collected by H.M. Ly on 25 August 2017. Paratypes. IEBR R.5151 (Field no. LC17.02), VNUF R.2021.03 (Field no. LC17.03), adult males, IEBR R.5152 (Field no. ST17.01), VNUF R.2021.08 (Field no. HG17.08), adult females, collected at the same locality as holotype on 25 August 2017; two adult females, VNUF R.2023.01 (Field no. LC22.01) and VNUF R.2023.02 (Field no. LC22.02), collected at the same locality as the holotype on 5 August 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: a maximum SVL of 44.2 mm; trunk not particularly elongate (AG/SVL ratio 0.52); chin scales 8–10, distinct enlarged postmentals; circumnasal scales two or three; supralabial scales 11 or 12; infralabial scales 10 or 11; ventral scale rows 6–9; dorsal scale rows 12–16; digital lamellae formula 4(3)–4–5(4)–4 (forefoot) and 4–5–5–5 (hindfoot); precloacal pores 17–25 and continuous series in males, 0–22 pitted precloacal scales in females; cloacal spur single in both sexes; enlarged subcaudal scales absent; dorsal surface brown sand color, with irregular dark brown streaks; a distinct dark postorbital stripe extending to at least the base of the neck, uneven dark streaks running along the flanks and ending at the base of tail, a cream-colored V-shaped postsacral mark with anteriorly projecting arms; a pale yellow ventral view of the body and limbs; and unpigmented caecum and gonads. Additional details (5249 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The name lungcuensis is a toponym in reference to the type locality of the species. |
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