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Sitthivong, Saly, Khotpathoom, Thananh and Ziegler, Thomas (2021). A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa, 5082 (6). S. 553 - 572. AUCKLAND: MAGNOLIA PRESS. ISSN 1175-5334

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Abstract

A new species of the Gekko (Japonigekko) japonicus group from Khammouane Province, central Laos is described based on morphological characters and molecular evidence. Morphologically, Gekko khunkhamensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from the remaining congeners by a combination of the following characters: size moderate (SVL 69.7-75.2 mm); nares in contact with rostral; internasals absent; postmentals enlarged; interorbital scales between anterior corners of the eyes 31 or 32; dorsal tubercles absent; ventrals between mental and cloacal slit 181-185; midbody scales 127-138; ventral scales 42-45; subdigital lamellae on first toe 13 or 14, on fourth toe 14 or 15; tubercles on upper surface of fore and hind limbs absent; precloacal pores absent in the male and females; postcloacal tubercles 2; tubercles absent on dorsal surface of tail base; subcaudals distinctly enlarged; dorsal surface of body with five dark grey bands, which become irregular posteriorly. Genetically, the new species is placed in a clade, consisting of G. bonkowskii, G. nadenensis, G. scientiadventura, G. sengchanthavongi, and G. thakhekensis and differs from other congeners by at least 13% in terms of pairwise distance based on a fragment of the mitochondrial ND2 gene.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Sitthivong, Saly UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Khotpathoom, Thananh UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ziegler, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-596136
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.5082.6.3
Journal or Publication Title:	Zootaxa
Volume:	5082
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 553 - 572
Date:	2021
Publisher:	MAGNOLIA PRESS
Place of Publication:	AUCKLAND
ISSN:	1175-5334
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SAURIA GEKKONIDAE; LAURENTI; CHINA; PHYLOGENY; INTERFACE; DIVERSITY; GECKOS; RANGE; GRAY Multiple languages Zoology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59613