Pseudogekko sumiklab SILER, DAVIS, WATTERS, FREITAS, GRIFFITH, BINADAY, LOBOS AMARGA & BROWN, 2017
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Pseudogekko sumiklab
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bicol Gecko |
| Synonym | Pseudogekko sumiklab SILER, DAVIS, WATTERS, FREITAS, GRIFFITH, BINADAY, LOBOS AMARGA & BROWN 2017 |
| Distribution | Philippine Islands (Luzon) Type locality: foothills of Mt. Mayon, Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc, Municipality of Tabaco, Albay Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (13.305588N, 123.688988E; in all cases, datum 1⁄4 WGS84; 399 m elev.), |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: PNM 9843 (DRD Field No. 2700, formerly OMNH 44874), adult female, collected between 1900 and 2200 h on 5 March 2016, by CDS, DRD, OWG, N. Huron, J. Fernandez, J. Bulalacao, W. Bulalacao, and B. Gurobat. Paratype. KU 343847 (RMB 22872), adult female, collected 2040 h on 27 January 2017, on Mt. Cawayan, Municipality of Irosin, Sorsogon Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (12.701418N, 124.078208E; 280 m elev.), by JWBB, J. Fernandez, and RMB. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pseudogekko sumiklab can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size small (SVL 41.8, 46.6 mm [holotype, paratype]); (2) axilla–groin distance short (23.6, 25.8 mm); (3) head length short (5.8, 7.1 mm); (4) absolute snout length short (4.0, 5.1 mm); (5) relative snout length long (64.7, 69.2% HL); (6) Finger-III scansors 11, 12; (7) Toe-IV scansors 13, 14; (8) supralabials 14; (9) infralabials 13, 14; (10) circumorbitals 39, 46; (11) paravertebrals 220, 224; (12) ventrals 106, 109; (13) enlarged precloacals 13; (14) femoral pore-bearing scales absent; (15) cephalic spots present, black and cream; (16) dorsolateral trunk spots present; (17) black vertebral spots present; (18) limb spots absent; (19) transverse tail bands absent; (20) trunk stripes absent; (21) interorbital band absent; (22) iris ring coloration absent; and (23) significant genetic divergence (Tables 2–4; Figs. 2–4). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The authors derived the masculine specific epithet from the Tagalog (Filipino) verb sumiklab, meaning to burst out quickly, or hotly, or to ignite and flare up, in reference to the new species type locality, Mt. Mayon, and the other volcanos of the Bicol Peninsula. One of the world’s most active and dangerous volcanoes, Mayon’s near-perfect, symmetrical cone is an iconic feature of the Bicol Region volcanic landscape and a picturesque symbol of the national significance of Bicolandia in Philippine culture (Fig. 5). |
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