Expanded description of Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis (Squamata, Gekkonidae)

By

Li, Xiang-Yi
Lin, Shi-Shi
Zeng, Zhaochi
Sun, Yan-Jun
Wang, Jian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-8-17

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

36

Pages

225--232

Subjects

Conservation , molecular phylogeny , Morphology , slender gecko

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.36.e106566

 

Abstract

The expanded description of Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis Sung, Lee, NG, Zhang & Yang, 2018 is provided based on four newly collected specimens from eastern Guangdong Province, China, which is beyond its previously known range. The new collection also fills the distribution gap of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus in the region. Due to the absence of sufficient data, we recommend Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis be listed as Data Deficient (DD) in the IUCN conservation status categorization.