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| Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis & H. vanhoensis Luu, Hoang, Ha, J. L. Grismer, Murdoch, Sitthivong, Phimpasone & L. L. Grismer, 2024 |
Abstract
An integrative taxonomic analysis of the gekkonid lizard genus Hemiphyllodactylus was conducted using molecular, morphological, color pattern, and ecological data on a clade of 19 species, including two new species from karst landscapes in northern Laos and Vietnam. Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis sp. nov. (Laos) and H. vanhoensis sp. nov. (Vietnam) are karst-dwelling species whose discovery further emphasizes the unrealized herpetological diversity and site-specific endemism in karst ecosystems across Southeast Asia and the need for increased field work to protect these biodiverse landscapes.
Reptilia, genetics, Indochina, karst forest, Laos, phylogenetics, systematics, Vietnam
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Dorsal views of Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis sp. nov. from ..., Hiem District, Houaphan Province, Laos. A: adult male holotype and B: adult female paratyp. Photos: Vilay Phimpasone. Dorsal views of Hemiphyllodactylus vanhoensis sp. nov. from ..., Tan Xuan Commune, Van Ho District,Son La Province, Vietnam. A: adult female holotype, B: adult female paratype, and C: juvenile male paratype. Photos: Vinh Quang Luu. |
Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis sp. nov. (Laos)
H. vanhoensis sp. nov. (Vietnam)
Vinh Quang LUU, Tuoi Thi HOANG, Hong Bich HA, Jesse L. GRISMER, Matthew MURDOCH, Saly SITTHIVONG, Vilay PHIMPASONE and L. Lee GRISMER. 2024. Integrative Taxonomy reveals Two New Species of Karst-dwelling Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Border Region of Laos and Vietnam. Zootaxa. 5486(1); 71-108. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.3 [2024-07-24]
