A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Hong Kong
| Autor: | Ho Nam Ng, Yik Hei Sung, Jian Huan Yang, Wing Ho Lee, Yanjie Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
China Squamata Reptilia Hemiphyllodactylus 010607 zoology Zoology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Genus Animals Animalia Chordata Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Phylogeny Gekkonidae Taxonomy biology Animal Structures Lizards Dorsal scales Biodiversity biology.organism_classification Molecular phylogenetics Hong Kong Animal Science and Zoology Animal Distribution Ventral scales |
| Popis: | A new species of gekkonid, Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis sp. nov., is described based on a series of specimens collected from Hong Kong SAR, China. The new species can be distinguished from other known congeners by molecular divergence in the mitochondrial ND2 gene and morphological characters including 5–6 chin scales; a manual lamellar formula of 3–3(4)–4–4; a pedal lamellar formula of 3(4)–4(5)–4(5)–4; 24–25 continuous femoral and precloacal pores; 12–15 dorsal scales and 9–10 ventral scales contained in diameter of eye. At present, the genus Hemiphyllodactylus comprises 22 described species. |
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