Gekko khunkhamensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species: Gekko khunkhamensis

Name

Gekko khunkhamensis Sitthivong, Lo, Nguyen, Ngo, Khotpathoom, Le, Ziegler & Luu, 2021: 556

• Holotype: VNUF R.2021.23 (field no. SL.KM.23), adult ♂, collected by S. Sitthivong and Lo O.V. on 29 October 2019.
• Type locality: “Nahin Village, Khunkham District, Khammouane Province, central Laos (18°11’ N, 104°30’ E, at an elevation of 172 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Sitthivong, S., Lo, O.V., Nguyen, T.Q., Ngo, H.T., Khotpathoom, T., Le, M.D., Ziegler, T. & Luu, V.Q. 2021. A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa 5082(6): 553–571. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.6.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Khunkham Gecko