Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis NGUYEN, DO, NGO, PHAM, PHAM, LE & ZIEGLER, 2020
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Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E:Ngocson Slender Gecko Vietnamese: Thạch sùng dẹp ngọc son |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis NGUYEN, DO, NGO, PHAM, PHAM, LE & ZIEGLER 2020 |
| Distribution | Vietnam 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 | |
| Types | Holotype. 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.). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: 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. |
| Comment | Habitat: disturbed evergreen karst forest of medium hardwood and shrub. |
| Etymology | Specific epithet ngocsonensis is a toponym in reference to the type locality of the species. |
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