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| Hemiphyllodactylus diaoluoshanensis Wang, Qi, Zhang, Zheng, Li, Song, Xie, Li & Wang, H. jianfenglingensis Wang, Qi, Jiang, Song, Yang, Yu, Li & Wang, H. lingshuiensis Wang, Qi, Yu, Song, Li & Wang, in H.-T. Wang, Yu, Zheng, H.-Y. Zhang, X.-M. Qi, Jiang, M.-L. LI, S. Qi, ..., P.-P. Li et Y.-Y. Wang, 2025. |
Abstract
Three new species of the gekkonid lizard genus Hemiphyllodactylus are described from Hainan Island, China, based on morphological comparisons and phylogenetic analyses based the ND2 gene. This brings the total number of the known species from one to four, revealing the previously underestimated diversity of Hainan’s herpetofauna. The three new species, along with Hemiphyllodactylus typus, are placed into three different clades, suggesting multiple colonization events and independent evolutionary histories of the genus on Hainan Island. The known distribution of H. typus was further expanded in this study, and its current status on this island was examined, highlighting the cryptogenic nature of the species with unclear native and introduced ranges. These findings emphasize the need for detailed molecular studies using sensitive genetic markers and extensive geographical sampling to clarify its origins.
Reptilia, Hemiphyllodactylus diaoluoshanensis sp. nov., H. jianfenglingensis sp. nov., H. lingshuiensis sp. nov., slender geckos, southern China, taxonomy
Hemiphyllodactylus diaoluoshanensis
Wang, Qi, Zhang, Zheng, Li, Song, Xie, Li & Wang, 2025
吊罗山半叶趾虎
Hemiphyllodactylus jianfenglingensis
Wang, Qi, Jiang, Song, Yang, Yu, Li & Wang, 2025
尖峰岭半叶趾虎
Hemiphyllodactylus lingshuiensis
Wang, Qi, Yu, Song, Li & Wang, 2025
陵水半叶趾虎
Hao-Tian WANG, Feng-Bin YU, Pu-Yang ZHENG, Hao-Yu ZHANG, Xu-Ming QI, Zhao-Xuan JIANG, Mao-Liang LI, Shuo QI, Han-Ming SONG, Hao-Cong YANG, Ming-Hong HUANG, Guo-Yi LI, Wei WANG, Shi-Li WANG, Yan-Ni MO, Feng XIE, Pi-Peng LI and Ying-Yong WANG. 2025. Descriptions of Three New Species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Hainan Island, China. Zootaxa. 5633(2); 201-243. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.2.1 [2025-05-12]
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