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| Dixonius chotjuckdikuli Donbundit, Sumontha, Suthanthangjai, Suthanthangjai & Pauwels, 2024 photo: Nonn Panitvong facebook.com/NonnP facebook.com: Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul |
Abstract
We describe Dixonius chotjuckdikuli sp. nov. from Khao Ebid (Mount Ibit), Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi Province, western Thailand. The new, limestone-dwelling species differs from all currently recognized species of Dixonius by the following combination of morphological characters and pattern: maximal known snout-vent length of 45.6 mm, 18 (rarely 16) longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 31 to 34 paravertebral scales; 18 (rarely 16) longitudinal rows of ventral scales across the abdomen; 20 to 22 interciliary scales; 5 or 6 precloacal pores in males, no pores in females; a marked canthal stripe extending beyond the shoulder; and a blotched dorsal pattern in males, females and juveniles. This description brings the number of Dixonius species to 17, among which seven species are endemic to Thailand.
Reptilia, Gekkota, morphology, taxonomy, Southeast Asia
Dixonius chotjuckdikuli sp. nov.
Nattasuda Donbundit, Montri Sumontha, Maneerat Suthanthangjai, Winai Suthanthangjai and Olivier S. G. Pauwels. 2024. Another New micro-endemic, Limestone-dwelling Leaf-toed Gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from Phetchaburi Province, western Thailand. Zootaxa. 5447(4); 531-546. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5447.4.5