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Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis DO, NGUYEN , LE, PHAM, ZIEGLER & NGUYEN, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymHemiphyllodactylus dalatensis DO, NGUYEN , LE, PHAM, ZIEGLER & NGUYEN 2021 
DistributionVietnam (Lam Dong)

Type locality: Near Giang Ly Ranger Station (12o 10.954’N, 108o 40.805’E, at an elevation of 1442 m a.s.l.), Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park, Da Chai Commune, Lac Duong District, Lam Dong Province, the Central Highlands of Vietnam.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: IEBR R.4830, adult male, collected on 10 May 2015 by K.V. Nguyen.
Paratypes: Three specimens collected from the same locality as the holotype: IEBR R.4831, IEBR R.4832, adult males, IEBR R.4833, adult female; the same collection data as for the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The new species from southern Vietnam differs from the remaining congeners of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus by a combination of the following characters: a bisexual taxon; a maximum SVL of 45.9 mm; dorsal scale rows 16; ventral scale rows 8 or 9; chin scales 7–10; postmental scales enlarged; femoral and precloacal pores in a continuous series, 23–25 in total in males, absent in the female; digital lamellae formula 4-5-5/6-5 forefoot) and 5-6-6-6/5 (hind foot); cloacal spurs 2 or 3 on each side in both males and female; enlarged subcaudal scales absent; dorsal trunk pattern with two paravertebral stripes, formed by two rows of dark spots; dark lateral head stripe distinct; postsacral mark cream or orange and bearing anteriorly projecting arms (Do et al. 2021).


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet dalatensis is a toponym in reference to the type locality of the species in Da Lat Plateau of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Common names: Dalat Slender Gecko (English) and Thạch sùng dẹp đà lạt (Vietnamese). 
References
  • Darko, Y.A.; Voss, O. & Uetz, P. 2022. A dictionary of abbreviations used in reptile descriptions. Zootaxa 5219 (5): 421–432 - get paper here
  • DO, Q. H., NGUYEN, K. V., LE, M. D., ZIEGLER, T., & NGUYEN, T. Q. 2021. A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Da Lat Plateau, Vietnam. Zootaxa 5023 (1): 93-106 - get paper here
  • NEANG, T., SAMORN, V., HUN, S., HENSON, A., & STUART, B. L. 2024. Review of the Slender Geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Hemiphyllodactylus) of the Cardamom Mountains of southwestern Cambodia, with descriptions of two new species and one country record. Zootaxa 5537(3), 377-394 - get paper here
 
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