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Sitthivong, Saly and Ziegler, Thomas (2020). A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa, 4759 (4). S. 530 - 543. AUCKLAND: MAGNOLIA PRESS. ISSN 1175-5334

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Abstract

A new species of Dixonius is described on the basis of three specimens from the karst forests around Thakhek town, Khammouane Province, Laos. The new species from Laos can be distinguished from other species of Dixonius based on molecular and morphological divergences. It is characterized by a maximum SVL of 55.4 mm; 20-23 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at mid-body: 23-24 longitudinal rows of ventrals across the abdomen; 8-10 supralabials. 7 or 8 in mid-orbital position: 7 or 8 infralabials; 8 precloacal pores in male; the male without femoral pores; precloacal and femoral pores absent in females . , uniformly pebble brown dorsum. In phylogenetic analyses, the new species is shown to be the sister taxon to two undescribed taxa from Thailand but differs by at least 8.6% in genetic painvise distance from the latter based on the complete sequences of the mitochondrial ND2 gene with partial or complete sequences of six adjacent tRNAs. This is the ninth known species of Dixonius, and the second recorded species from Laos.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Sitthivong, Saly UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ziegler, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-337517
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.4
Journal or Publication Title:	Zootaxa
Volume:	4759
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 530 - 543
Date:	2020
Publisher:	MAGNOLIA PRESS
Place of Publication:	AUCKLAND
ISSN:	1175-5334
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language BENT-TOED GECKOS; CYRTODACTYLUS GRAY; DIVERSITY; MITOCHONDRIAL; MODEL Multiple languages Zoology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/33751