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Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis NGUYEN, DO, NGO, PHAM, PHAM, LE & ZIEGLER, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE:Ngocson Slender Gecko
Vietnamese: Thạch sùng dẹp ngọc son 
SynonymHemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis NGUYEN, DO, NGO, PHAM, PHAM, LE & ZIEGLER 2020 
DistributionVietnam

Type locality: entrance of a cave (20°27.863’N, 105°18.450’E, at an elevation of 652 m a.s.l.), Ngoc Son Commune, within Ngoc Son—Ngo Luong NR, Lac Son District, Hoa Binh Province, northwestern Vietnam.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. IEBR 4694 (Field number HB 2014.98), adult male, collected on 19 April 2014 by C.T. Pham, H.N. Ngo, H.T.
Paratypes. Three adult specimens from karst forest near Ngoc Son Commune, Lac Son District, Hoa Binh Province, northwestern Vietnam: IEBR 4695 (Field number HB 2014.52), adult male, collected on 17 April 2014 by T.Q. Nguyen, C.T. Pham, H.N. Ngo on a limestone cliff (20°26.728’N, 105°20.087’E, at an elevation of 544 m a.s.l.); IEBR 4696 (Field number HB 2014.114), adult female, collected on 21 April 2014 by C.T. Pham, H.N. Ngo, H.T. An on a limestone boulder (20°25.766’N, 105°21.877’E, at an elevation of 415 m a.s.l.); IEBR 4697 (Field number HB 2014.131), adult female, collected on 03 October 2014 by C.T. Pham, H.N. Ngo on leaves near the entrance of a cave (20°27.812’N, 105°18.401’E, at an elevation of 649 m a.s.l.). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A bisexual taxon; SVL of adult 45.50–46.90 mm; dorsal scale rows 19–21; ventral scale rows 13– 15; postmentals bordering mental and first infralabial, distinctly enlarged; digital lamellae formula 3444 (forefoot) and 4554 (hindfoot); 20 pore bearing femoral and precloacal scales, in a continuous row, absent in females; cloacal spurs present in both sexes; dorsal trunk and limbs pattern brown grey; upper and lower lips with dark bars.


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CommentHabitat: disturbed evergreen karst forest of medium hardwood and shrub. 
EtymologySpecific epithet ngocsonensis is a toponym in reference to the type locality of the species. 
References
  • Luu VQ, Nguyen TH, Do QH, Pham CT, Hoang TT, Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Ziegler T, Grismer JL, Grismer LL 2023. A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1167: 353-382 - get paper here
  • Luu, Vinh Q., Tuoi T. Hoang, Hong B. Ha, Jesse L. Grismer, Matthew Murdoch, Saly Sitthivong, Vilay Phimpasone & L. L. Grismer 2024. Integrative taxonomy reveals two new species of karst-dwelling Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the border region of Laos and Vietnam. Zootaxa 5486 (1): 071–108 - get paper here
  • NGUYEN, TRUONG QUANG; QUYEN HANH DO, HANH THI NGO, ANH VAN PHAM,<br>CUONG THE PHAM, MINH DUC LE, & THOMAS ZIEGLER 2020. Two new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4801 (3): 513–536 - get paper here
 
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