A New Species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tà Kóu Nature Reserve, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam

Authors

Van Tri Ngo, Vietnamese Academy of Sciences and Technology
Tony Gamble, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

1-28-2010

Publisher

Magnolia Press

Source Publication

Zootaxa

Source ISSN

1175-5326

Abstract

A new species of Gekko Laurenti is described from Ta Kou Mountain, an isolated granitic peak in Ta Kou Nature Reserve, Ham Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province, southern Vietnam. The species is distinguished from its congeners by its moderate size, with snout to vent length (SVL) reaching a maximum 107.0 mm; dorsal pattern of 5–8 white vertebral blotches between the nape and sacrum and 6–8 pairs of short white bars on the flanks; 11–14 precloacal pores in males; 14–17 longitudinal rows of smooth dorsal tubercles; and 18–20 broad lamellae beneath the fourth toe. Gekko takouensis sp. nov. is the second endemic gekkonid discovered in the Ta Kou Nature Reserve, Cyrtodactylus takouensis Ngo & Bauer being the first.

Comments

PubMed Central version. Zootaxa, No. 2346 (January 28, 2010): 17-28. PMC3086760. DOI.

Tony Gamble was affiliated with University of Minnesota, Minneapolis at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Ngo, Van Tri and Gamble, Tony, "A New Species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tà Kóu Nature Reserve, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam" (2010). Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 749.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bio_fac/749