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| Gekko prep Zhou, Chen, Liu, X.-J. Li, Qi, J.-L. Li & Peng, 2025 |
Abstract
Hainan Province harbors one of the richest gekkonid faunas in China, currently comprising three species from the subgenus Japonigekko. A recent reptile survey in Hainan province suggests that the diversity of gekkonid species may be significantly underestimated. During fieldwork in Bawangling National Park, we discovered a dark green gecko. Based on both morphological and molecular evidence, this gecko is distinct from all known species and is therefore described here as a new species: Gekko prep sp. nov.
Reptilia, Gekko prep sp. nov., gecko, integrative taxonomy, molecular phylogeny, morphology, Bawangling National Park
Gekko prep sp. nov.
Run-Bang ZHOU, Kai-Zheng CHEN, Qiao-Min LIU, Xing-Jun LI, Xv-Ming QI, Jia-Ling LI and Xiao-Peng PENG. 2025. Description of A New Species of the Subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from Hainan, China. Zootaxa. 5633(3); 528-540. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.3.6 [2025-05-13]
