Hemiphyllodactylus cattien YUSHCHENKO, GRISMER, BRAGIN, DAC & POYARKOV, 2023
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Cat tien Slender Gecko Vietnamese: Thạch sùng dẹp Cát Tiên |
Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus cattien YUSHCHENKO, GRISMER, BRAGIN, DAC & POYARKOV 2023 |
Distribution | S Vietnam (Dong Nai: Cat tien National Park) Type locality: trail to lake Bau Sau, Nam Cat tien sector, Cat tien National Park, Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam (GPS data 11.4458° N, 107.3864° E WGS; 140 m a.s.l.) |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. VRTC NAP-10586; Adult female, formerly ZMMU Re-17039) collected on 14 February 2021 at 18:00 h by P.V. Yushchenko and N.A. Poyarkov. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Hemiphyllodactylus cattien sp. nov. can putatively be distinguished from all other congeners by possessing the unique combination of having a maximum SVl of 35.1 mm; trunk slightly elongate and gracile (AG/ SVl 0.52); seven chin scales; enlarged postmentals; five circumnasal scales; three intersupranasals (= postrostrals); nine supralabials; nine infralabials; 20 longitudinal rows of dorsal scales and 11 longitudinal rows of ventral scales at midbody contained within one eye diameter; 4444 digital formulas on hands and 5555 formulas on feet; five subdigital lamellae on the first finger; six subdigital lamellae on the first toe; 19 perforated precloacal scales that extend part-way onto the proximal femoral region; one cloacal spur on each side; no platelike subcaudal scales; a weak dark-colored postorbital stripe extending to at base of neck; no dorsolateral light-colored spots or dark-clored dorsolateral stripe on trunk; no dark-colored ventrolateral stripe on trunk; no dark-clored paravertebral markings on trunk; no light-colored postsacral marking bearing anteriorly projecting arms; and caecum and gonads darkly pigmented. (Yushchenko et al. 2023) Additional details (5495 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The species name is given in reference to its type locality, the Cat tien National Park in Dong Nai Province of southern Vietnam. The name of the new species is a noun in apposition and is therefore invariable. |
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