(ĐN)- A new endemic species of Gekko, G. russelltraini, has just been discovered on Chua Chan mountain in the Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province.
(ĐN)- A new endemic species of Gekko, G. russelltraini, has just been discovered on Chua Chan mountain in the Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province.
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| Gekko russelltraini is discovered on Chua Chan mountain |
The species is distinguished from its congeners by its moderate size (SVL 70.3–82.9 mm), 8–11 precloacal pores in males, 12–16 longitudinal rows of very weakly enlarged, smooth dorsal tubercles, 17–18 lamellae beneath digit IV of pes, and dorsal pattern of five to seven white vertebral blotches between nape and sacrum and four to seven pairs of short white bands on flanks between limb insertions. Gekko russelltraini is a member of a group of mid-sized Indochinese Gekko sharing similar habitus, scalation, and color pattern elements and is the seventh member of its genus confirmed for
The discovery showed that Chua Chan mountain is an isolated granitic peak with rich and diversified biological system, which is preserved and conserved with the State budget.
Reported by T.Lam
