Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 and its types (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae)

Rösler, Herbert; Tiedemann, Franz

doi:10.1002/mmnz.200600033

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“…Morphological data of the G. hokouensis were obtained from specimens in the Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, and from the literature [27,28]. For other Japonigekko species subgenera, morphological data were obtained from the literature [2,[5][6][7][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45].…”

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A New Species of the Genus Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Dabie Mountains, China

Zhang,

Wu,

Cai

et al. 2023

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This study describes a novel species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) based on its distinct morphological features and molecular evidence, which was identified in the Dabie Mountains on the border of Anhui and Henan provinces of Central China. Gekko kaiyai sp. nov. could be distinguished from its congeners owing to its morphological characteristics, such as being a medium body sized gecko species (snout–vent length, 56.98–64.99 mm, n = 4, females; 50.03–61.56 mm, n = 11, males); nostrils scale in contact with rostral scale; tubercles on the dorsal and limb, while the upper forelimb is smooth with no tubercles; 22–33 interorbital scales between the anterior corners of the eyes; 157–209 ventral scales between mental and cloacal slit; 90–121 midbody scale rows; 30–43 ventral scale rows; 7–9 sub-digital lamellae on first fingers, 8–13 fourth fingers, 7–9 first toes, and 7–11 fourth toes; free of webbing in the fingers and toes; 9–12 pre-cloacal pores in males, which are absent in females; post-cloacal unilateral tubercles 1 (few 2); and a dorsum that is greyish white to dark brown, with 6–7 brown markings between the nape and sacrum. The phylogenetic tree based on the mitochondrial DNA sequences (16S, CYTB, and COI) indicated that Gekko kaiyai sp. nov. form an independent clade with strong support (100/1) and are a sister group to G. hokouensis. At the inter-species level, the genetic distances were all large, further confirming that an independent species had been identified. The discovery of this species implies that there are now 87 identified species in the genus Gekko, 22 of which can be found within China.

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A New Species of the Genus Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Dabie Mountains, China

Zhang,

Wu,

Cai

et al. 2023

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“…The broadly distributed G. vittatus Houttuyn, 1782, for example, is believed to comprise several similar, but spefically distinct taxa (Crombie &Pregill 1999), andG. melli Vogt, 1922 has recently been removed from the synonymy of the widespread G. subpalmatus Günther, 1864(Rösler & Tiedemann 2007, whereas several new species have been recognized in the G. hokouensis group (Toda et al 2008). Likewise, G. verreauxi Tytler, 1864 was resurrected from the synonymy of G. smithii Gray, 1842 and G. taylori Ota & Nabhitabhata, 1991(synonym of G. siamensis Grossmann & Ulber, 1990 was described, in part, on the basis of its chromosomal distinctiveness from other populations then considered to be G. smithii (Ota 1989;Ota & Nabhitabhata 1991).…”

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A new red-eyed Gekko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand

Bauer

Sumontha²,

Pauwels

2008

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A new species of gekkonid lizard, Gekko nutaphandi, is described from Kanchanaburi Province in central western Thailand. It is a member of the large-bodied Gekko gecko group and within this group is probably most closely related to G. siamensis Grossmann & Ulber, 1990 with which it shares a similar dorsal pattern of transverse series of white spots on a drab background. It differs from G. siamensis in its greater number of precloacal pores, lower number of dorsal tubercle rows, and in having red (versus green) eyes. Comparisons are also made with several other nominal Gekko species currently synonymized with G. gecko and with undescribed, but well-characterized “forms” of G. gecko. The new species is one of many recently described Southeast Asian geckos that appears to be restricted to limestone habitats and their surroundings.

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Phylogeny, taxonomy, and zoogeography of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 with the revalidation of G. reevesii Gray, 1831 (Sauria: Gekkonidae)

Rösler¹,

Bauer

Heinicke

et al. 2011

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A review of the taxonomy, phylogeny, and zoogeography of all currently recognized Gekko species is provided based on morphology (including size, scalation, color, and pattern) and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. We distinguish six morphological (phenotypic) species groups within the gekkonid genus Gekko: the G. gecko, G. japonicus, G. monarchus, G. petricolus, G. porosus, and G. vittatus groups, all of which receive support from molecular phylogenetics. The taxon G. reevesii, formerly evaluated as a synonym of G. gekko, is revalidated herein at specific rank. Furthermore, a preliminary identification key of all currently recognized Gekko taxa is provided.

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Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 and its types (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae)

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A New Species of the Genus Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Dabie Mountains, China

A New Species of the Genus Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Dabie Mountains, China

A new red-eyed Gekko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand

Phylogeny, taxonomy, and zoogeography of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 with the revalidation of G. reevesii Gray, 1831 (Sauria: Gekkonidae)

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