Morphological and molecular review of the Gekko diversity of Laos with descriptions of three new species
Author
Luu, Vinh Quang
Author
Calame, Thomas
Author
Nguyen, Truong Quang
Author
Le, Minh Duc
Author
Ziegler, Thomas
text
Zootaxa
2015
3986
3
279
306
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3986.3.2
13e6a51d-a4c4-4f79-8aae-9769050b4fce
1175-5326
234805
B07485D0-EE3A-4FE7-92E5-B6122240597B
Key to members of the genus
Gekko
reported from Laos
1 SVL>
160 mm
; nares in contact with rostral only; iris yellow.......................................
G. gecko gecko
1’ SVL <
160 mm
; nares in contact with rostral and first supralabial; iris not yellow.................................
2
2 SVL <
80 mm
, dorsal tubercles absent....................................................................
3
2’ SVL>
80 mm
, dorsal tubercles present....................................................................
7
3 Interorbitals 41–51; scale rows around midbody 139–143.......................................
G. scientiadventura
3’ Less than 41 interorbitals; less than 139 scale rows around midbody............................................
4
4 Scale rows around midbody 120–135...............................................
G. sengchanthavongi
sp. nov.
4’ Less than 120 scale rows around midbody.................................................................
5
5 Interorbitals 34–37; scale rows around midbody 98–104............................................
G. aaronbaueri
5’ Less than 34 interorbitals; more than 104 scale rows around midbody...........................................
6
6 SVL
79 mm
; interorbitals 26–27; scale rows around midbody 110–116, praecloacal pores 1–5; irregular blotches..................................................................................................
G. thakhekensis
6’ SVL
69 mm
; interorbitals 22–26; scale rows around midbody 117; praecloacal pores 6, regular blotches....................................................................................................
G. bonkowskii
sp. nov.
7 SVL
101 mm
; interorbitals 36–38; scale rows around midbody 152–156................................
G. petricolus
7’ SVL
95 mm
; interorbitals 27–32; scale rows around midbody 104–114............................
G. boehmei
sp. nov.