Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER, 2021
Can you confirm these amateur observations of Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay?
Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay
We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search: 
| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Lubang Scaly-toed Geckos. |
| Synonym | Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay ELIADES, BROWN, HUANG & SILER 2021 Lepidodactylus sp. 3 — OLIVER et al. 2018: 4 |
| Distribution | Philippines (Lubang island) Type locality: Sitio Dangay, Barangay Vigo, Municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro Province, Lubang Island, Philippines (13.783048, 120.172468) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. PNM 9876 (formerly KU 320411; CDS Field No. 3931), adult male, collected 29 April 2009 at 98 m by CDS, J.B. Fernandez, and RMB. Paratype (paratopotype).—KU 320410 (CDS Field No. 3930), adult female, collected 29 April 2009 by CDS, J.B. Fernandez, and RMB. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay can be distin- guished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate to large (SVL 40.6–40.8 mm); (2) snout–forearm length moderate, 34.2–34.3% SVL; (3) total arm length short, 18.1–20.2% SVL; (4) crus length moderate, 11.8% SVL; (5) total leg length moderate, 23.5– 26.1% SVL; (6) Finger III length long, 29.7–35.4% total arm length; (7) Toe IV length moderate, 33.0–36.5% total leg length; (8) head length moderate, 26.4–26.5% SVL; (9) head width moderate, 67.3–69.4% head length; (10) snout length long, 43.5–44.9% head length; (11) eye diameter large, 22.4– 25.0% head length; (12) midbody dorsal scale count within one eye diameter 22 or 23; (13) paravertebral scale count within one eye diameter 19 or 20; (14) midbody ventral scale count within one eye diameter 14–16; (15) circumnasal scales 4; (16) Finger III total scansors 7; (17) Toe IV total scansors 8 or 9; (18) precloacofemoral pores in males 23; and (19) rostral scale not in contact with nostril. (ELIADES et al. 2021) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4587 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Eliades et al. 2022: 96 (Fig. 2). |
| Etymology | Named after the Tagalog term for isolated and is in reference to the biogeographically distinct and isolated island of Lubang, which is believed to be surrounded by deep-ocean channels and never in historical contact with surrounding paleoisland landmasses. |
| References |
|
| External links |