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| Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis Grismer, Wood & Cota, 2014 from Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai Provine, Thailand photo: Michael Cota flic.kr/p/795FMY |
Abstract
A new species of gekkonid, Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis sp. nov., from northwestern Thailand is separated from all other species of Hemiphyllodactylus by a set of features including: a maximum SVL of 41.2 mm; 8–12 chin scales extending transversely from unions of second and third infralabials and posterior margin of mental; lamellar formula on hand 3–3–3–3 or 3–4–3–3; lamellar formula on foot 3–3–3–3 or 3–4–4–4; continuous precloacal and femoral pores; a unique dorsal color pattern; and caecum and oviducts pigmented. These characters place this species in the speciose H. typus group. Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis sp. nov. fills a biogeographical hiatus in the distribution of this genus across northern Indochina.
Keywords: Gekkonidae, Hemiphyllodactylus, Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis sp. nov., Thailand, Chiang Mai, new species
L. Lee Grismer, Perry L. Wood, Jr. and Michael Cota. 2014. A New Species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northwestern Thailand. Zootaxa. 3760(1): 067–078. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3760.1.4