Hemiphyllodactylus cattien

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Hemiphyllodactylus cattien
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemiphyllodactylus
Species:
H. cattien
Binomial name
Hemiphyllodactylus cattien
Yushchenko, Grismer, Bragin, Dac & Poyarkov, 2023
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Hemiphyllodactylus cattien, provisionally called the "Cat Tien slender gecko" [1] is an endemic species of gecko found southern Vietnam at Cat Tien National Park. [2]

Habitat and description

Hemiphyllodactylus cattien is approximately 35 mm long and is distinguishable by "unsheathed" claws and a relatively triangular head; the body is described as grey with dark-brown and white spots. It is most closely related to H. indosobrinus from Laos, but has fewer dorsal scales (20 versus 30) and more than H. flaviventris (with 16-18 dorsal scales) from Thailand. This species is considered unusual amongst "slender geckos" in that its type locality, Cat Tien National Park, is lowland seasonal tropical forest rather than more mountainous habitat. [2] The authors describe how the discovery of this "secretive" arboreal species, "further emphasizes the need for continued re-sampling of survey sites already considered to be well-explored".

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References

  1. Nature World News (June 2023) Cat Tien Slender Gecko: Secretive New Species Unexpectedly Discovered in Vietnam National Park
  2. 1 2 Yushchenko PV, Grismer LL, Bragin AM, Dac LX, Poyarkov NA (2023) A new species of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from a lowland monsoon forest in Southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 5306 No. 5; DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.5.2 pp. 537-550.