A new coastal rock-dwelling gecko of the subgenus Japonigekko (Squamata, Gekkonidae, Gekko) from western Kyushu, Japan Author Matsukoji, Tomoya https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4987-5390 Graduate School of Sciences and Life Technology, University of Tsukuba, 1 - 1 - 1 Ten-nodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 - 8572, Japan Author Cao, Jing School of Life Science, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, China & Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Poyarkov, Nikolay A. 0000-0002-7576-2283 Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory, GSP – 1, Moscow 119991, Russia Author Okamiya, Hisanori Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka 5762 Oya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture 422 - 8017, Japan Author Xu, Yuhao 0000-0001-6094-6680 State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, Qinghai, China Author Yuan, Zhiyong 0000-0001-5991-3021 School of Life Science, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, China text Zoosystematics and Evolution 2026 2026-04-03 102 2 557 574 journal article 314760 10.3897/zse.102.186960 5c71d724-3a6f-44a6-8067-fcc223c99ec8 3FD11FA6-2644-4AF6-A77D-369B9F98CA18
Morphological characters of Gekko (Japonigekko), bold fonts indicate the difference with the new species; Y = “ Yes ” or present, N = “ No ” or absent.
No.SpeciesSVLmaxSPLIFLIODTRSMCSRVLT 1LT 4WebFore tuberclesHind tuberclesTail tuberclesPP
1G. asahi sp. nov.73.967–96–934–4412–16158–193127–15832–459–1210–18NYYY6–9
2G. aaronbaueri8013–1410–1134–370–98 – 10439–4314–1714–16YNNN3–4
3G. adleri75.310–159–1327–367–11168–190123–14435–4411–1411–15YNYY17–21
4G. alpinus74.169–138–1022–2812–17158–18992–11432–398–1113–15NYYY4–7
5G. auriverrucosus699–119–1126–2716–20–––6–86–8NYYY8–11
6G. bonkowskii69.212–1410–1149–500154–16911737–4011–1315YNNN6
7G. canhi99.21410–1249–5011–12168–170205–22749–5113–1614–17NNYN5
8G. chinensis7210–149–1335–4810156–167118–14037–398–109–12YNYY17–2 7
9G. cib66.410–1210–1428–360171–196128–14937–459–139–17YNNN7–9
10G. fengshanensis79.99–1310–1322–279–11197–213149–16140–4912–1413–15YNNN9–12
11G. guishanicus64–––0–––8–108–10YNNN6–8
12G. hokouensis7010–148–1130–3312–18153–174119–13036–438–1115–18NNNY5–9
13G. ichangensis66.57–117–1127–3610–12174–195127–14539–4712–1513–18YYYY5–8
14G. japonicus749–138–1332–359–14169–188130–14439–4410–1214–16NYYY4–9
15G. jinjiangensis61.67–106–920–2412–16146–169111–14931–478–1111–15NYYY4–5
16G. kaiyai64.999–129–1322–3311–18157–20999–12130–438–97–11NYYY9–12
17G. khunkhamensis75.29–109–1031–320181–185127–13842–4513–1414–15YNNN0
18G. kwangsiensis69.710–1211–1329–319–11185–208143–15641–4511–1313–18YNNY9–11
19G. liboensis79.7119–1132–359–10183–195131–14038–4112–1314–15YNN–9
20G. liui56.6711–1311–1237–427–8140–148103–11834–3910–1112–13YNNY20–23
21G. melli80.310–139–1234–400171–192148–16044–4610–1211–14YNNN9–11
22G. nadenensis77.112–1410–1228–300175–185123–14038–4013–1514–16YNNN6
23G. palmatus79.711–159–1327–364–12160–191116–14736–4710–1310–16YNNY23–30
24G. paucituberculatus85.9119–10374189–192136–14042–441111–13YNNN12
25G. prep75.7141137–3812144–152122–12638–4011–1212–13YNNY24
26G. scabridus649–119–113017–21–––6–97–9NYYY10–15
27G. scientiadventura7312–1 49–1341–510118–140139–14338–4812–1514–17YNNY23–30
28G. sengchanthavongi77.38–106–728–320175–184120–13535–4311–1413–17YNNN4–5
29G. shibatai70.910–1310–1437–525–14–114 – 134–11 – 129–16NNNY0–3
30G. similignum58.912–141146–4811–144 – 153–11 – 1312–14YNNY17
31G. subpalmatus65.88–127–1228–370144–190129–15639–469–1211–14YNNN5–9
32G. swinhonis667–127–1123–246–8––406–96–9NYY–7–9
33G. taibaiensis699–108–1028––––6–77–8Y–––4–6
34G. tawaensis719–108–10280184–190131–15240–431012NNNN0
35G. tesselatus65.310 or 119–1222–2612–15130–15798–10631–397–99–12NNYY6–8
36G. thakhekensis79.212–1410–1122–260165–174110–11632–4011–1314–15YNNN1–5
37G. truongi95.913–1511–1345–480160–172131–14335–3611–1315–17NNNN10–11
38G. vertebralis69.210–1510–1535–502–12–112 – 13910–12–9 – 17NNNN0–1
39G. wenxianensis591211–10––42–4469NNY–6–8
40G. yakuensis7212–139–13–––––1015NNNY6–8