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.