Hemiphyllodactylus typus

Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko Fig. 5 D

Sumber: An updated herpetological inventory of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines

Description of the six adult specimens from Hainan. All females, SVL 29.6 – 37.8 mm; head triangular in dorsal view, moderate size (HL / SVL 0.20 – 0.25), length longer than width (HW / HL 0.60 – 0.82), depressed, distinct from neck; snout rounded anteriorly, moderate in length (SN / HL 0.39 – 0.49); lores concave; prefrontal region weakly convex; rostral regular rectangular, wider than mental, bordered posteriorly by first large supranasals; external nares oval, surrounded by rostral, first supralabial, supranasal and one or two postnasals posteriorly (four or five circumnasals collectively); two or three intersupranasals; eye large (ED / HL 0.19 – 0.24), pupil vertical, margins crenulated; ear opening elliptical, obliquely orientated; 10 – 12 square supralabials tapering to below posterior margin of orbit; 9 – 11 square infralabials tapering to below posterior margin of orbit; scales of rostrum and lores, raised; scales on top of head and occiput small, granular; superciliaries raised, rectangular; mental triangular, bordered laterally by first infralabials and posteriorly by two slightly enlarged postmentals; 9 – 12 chin scales contacting the medial edge of the infralabials and mental from the juncture of the second and third infralabials on both sides; gular scales triangular, small, granular. Body slender, elongate (AG / SVL 0.51 – 0.61), dorsoventrally compressed; dorsals smooth, round or oval, granular and juxtaposed, 13 – 15 scales contained within one eye diameter; ventrals distinctly larger than dorsal scales, flat, imbricate and largest in middle of belly, 8 – 10 scales contained within one eye diameter; precloacal scales non-enlarged; most specimens with no pore-bearing femoral or precloacal scales, only SYS r 002861 has 12 continuous pore-bearing femoral and precloacal scales. Fore- and hind-limbs short, dorsal surface covered with smooth, granular scales and slightly larger, flat, subimbricate scales on ventral surface; all digits except digit I well-developed, clawed and robustly dilated distally; digit I vestigial, clawless with transversely expanded lamellae, four or five on first fingers and five or six on first toes; claws on digits II – V well developed, unsheathed; subdigital lamellae of digits II – V divided, angular and Ushaped; lamellae proximal to these transversely expanded, undivided; distal subdigital lamellar formula 3 - 4 - 4 - 4 (fingers II – V) and 4 - 5 - 5 - 4 (toes II – V); relative length fingers and toes I <II <III ≈ V <IV. Tail slightly swollen at base, oval in section; caudal scales not in whorls; dorsal caudal scales larger than dorsal body scales, flat, subcycloid, subimbricate; subcaudals slightly larger than dorsal caudals, not plate-like; one or two cloacal spurs on each side. Other raw mensural data and ratios are shown in Table 6. Coloration in life. The following description was made when the specimens were photographed the morning after capture, approximately 12 hours after the time of collection. Ground color of top of head, body, and limbs dusky tan to reddish brown; a distinct dark-colored loreal and postorbital stripe extending to at least base of neck; a trident-like marking on the occipital region; pupil black; iris yellowish brown with dark brown irresular thin veins; series of brightly pink to orange spots on the trunk, dorsal head and limbs, often darkly edged; series of dark spots interspersed with these on the trunk; light brownish postsacral marking variably bearing anteriorly projecting arms; ventral surface of head, body and limbs pale white; and caecum and gonads pigmented; the coloration of tail dorsum distinct from the body, yellowish beige in general with some lighter brown bands not encircling tail; median subcaudal region bright orange. Coloration in alcohol. In preservative, dorsal ground color of head, body, and limbs become darker; ventral surface grayish white; all light-colored spots and bands on the top of head, body, limbs and subcaudal faded to grayish white; dark spots on dorsal surface blurred. Variation. Measurements and scale counts of seven individuals are shown in Table 6. The newly collected adult specimens generally resemble other populations in appearance but display some distinct morphological differences, i. e. a series of bright pink or orange spots along the trunk, head dorsum, and limbs (versus white spots).

Sumber: Descriptions of three new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Hainan Island, China

Description of CBC 03120. A subadult female with SVL 28.9 mm; head small, triangular in dorsal profile, slightly distinct from neck, HL 6.6 mm, longer than width, HW 3.9 mm, slightly depressed, HD 2.8 mm; snout rounded in dorsal profile, SnEyeD 2.9 mm, 44 % HL; eye rounded, relatively small, EyeD 1.6 mm; ear small, oval, vertically elongated, EarDH 0.3 mm, EarDV 0.2 mm; Eye-EarD 2.1 mm, slightly larger than ED. Rostral subrectangular with median notch dorsally, in contact with first supralabials laterally, supranasals, intersupranasals dorsally; supranasals two, similar in size, separated by an intersupranasal; intersupranasals single, much smaller than supranasals; circumnasal scales three; external nares in contact with rostral anteriorly, supralabials ventrally, supranasals dorsally, postnasals posteriorly; postnasal scale single, large, 1 / 3 – 1 / 4 the size of supranasal, in contact with upper protruding part of 1 st supralabial; lore slightly concave; canthus rostralis rounded, slightly depressed anteriorly; frontal region slightly concave; supralabials 10 R / 10 L, subrectangular, tapering posteriorly, the first the largest, the 10 th the smallest; infralabials 10 R / 10 L, subrectangular, tapering posteriorly, the first the largest, the 10 th the smallest. Scales on top of head, nuchal region small, rounded, granular, homogenous; scales on supraocular regions similar to those on rostrum, strongly granular, slightly larger than those on top of head; mental relatively small, triangular, in contact with infralabial laterally, two chin scales posteriorly; chin scales nine, the two postmentals largest. Body small, elongated, depressed ventrally, TrunkL 14.8 mm, 51 % of SVL; dorsal scales within one diameter of eye transversely across mid-dorsum 19, small, granular, lacking enlarged, emerging tubercles; scales on flanks similar in size to those on dorsum; ventral scales within one diameter of eye 16, smooth, imbricate; ventrolateral fold absent; enlarged precloacal and femoral scales absent; postcloacal spurs on lateral tail base 2 R / 2 L. Forelimbs relatively short, slender, bearing five fingers with unsheathed claws except first finger vestigial, cone-shaped; distal portions of fingers strongly curved, terminal joint free; enlarged subdigital lamellae wider than long on Finger I 3 R / 3 L; proximal subdigital lamellae on Fingers II – V undivided, with U-shape distal subdigital lamellae divided, distal lamellae formula of Fingers II – V 4444 on each side, total lamellae on Fingers II – V 16; forearm and fingers with scales flat, slightly imbricate dorsally and ventrally; palmar region with scales flat, subimbricate; hindlimb longer and more robust than forelimb, with larger, flat, dorsally juxtaposed scales, those on anterior thigh larger than those on posterior thigh; scales on ventral surface of anterior hind limb large, flat, similar to those on ventral scales, those on posterior thigh smaller, denser, more juxtaposed; scales on plantar region flat, subimbricate; hindlimb bearing five toes with unsheathed claws except Toe I vestigial, cone-shaped, distal portion of toes strongly curved, terminal joint free; enlarged subdigital lamellae on Toe I 4 R / 4 L; proximal subdigital lamellae on Toes II – V undivided, angular, with U-shape distal subdigital lamellae divided, distal lamellae formula of Toes II – V 5555 on each side, total lamellae on Toes II – V 20; tail short, original, TaL 23.3 mm, 81 % of SVL, slightly depressed, tapering posteriorly; dorsal caudal region with small scales anteriorly similar to those on dorsum, larger posteriorly; caudal scales not enlarged, homogenous, slightly larger lateral and dorsal caudal scales (Table 1). Coloration of CBC 03120 in life. Dorsal ground color gray with four dark stripes of elongated, broken dark bars, those on dorsum running from top of head to the level of hind limb insertion, that on flank connected anteriorly, more or less broken posteriorly, running from postorbital to groin; preorbital dark brown streak; sparse grayish white to rusty white on rostrum, top of head dorsum, dorsal surface of limbs darker gray with dark transverse bars; digits with distinct rusty white speckling; orange spot near tip of each digit; dark chevron at tail base; dorsal surface of tail with light to dark brown with rusty white blotches; dark lateral caudal stripe, distinct anteriorly, indistinct posteriorly. Coloration of CBC 03120 in preservative. Mostly unchanged, except that dorsal gray coloration faded to light brown, rusty color faded to white, and ventral surfaces white with small dark brown speckling on scales.

Sumber: Review of the Slender Geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Hemiphyllodactylus) of the Cardamom Mountains of southwestern Cambodia, with descriptions of two new species and one country record

Distribution and natural history. This species is known in Cambodia from semi-evergreen forest between 192 – 400 m elevation in Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, Teuk Chou District, Kampot Province (Fig. 5). CBC 03120 was found at night on a leaf of an herbaceous plant 0.3 m above the ground along a logging trail and CBC 02880 was found during the day under a log.

Sumber: Review of the Slender Geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Hemiphyllodactylus) of the Cardamom Mountains of southwestern Cambodia, with descriptions of two new species and one country record

Lepidodactylus Fitzinger, 1843: 19, 98 (type species: Platydactylus lugubris Duméril & Bibron, 1836, by original designation; gender masculine).

Sumber: Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution