Gekko (Gekko) shiva, a new limestone-dwelling gecko from Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand (Squamata, Gekkonidae) Author Pauwels, Olivier S. G. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium. Author Meesook, Worawitoo Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, 109 M. 2, Tham Yai Subdistrict, Thung Song District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province 80110, Thailand. Author Donbundit, Nattasuda Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Muang, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. Author Jindamad, Tanasak 44 / 56 Ban Nong Ped Nam, Kok Kruad, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30280, Thailand. Author Topai, Nittaya 44 / 56 Ban Nong Ped Nam, Kok Kruad, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30280, Thailand. Author Sumontha, Montri Ranong Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, 157 Chaloem Phrakiat Rd., Paknam, Muang, Ranong 85000, Thailand. text Zootaxa 2025 2025-02-14 5588 2 305 322 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.6 journal article 308340 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.6 e4127d31-7f64-420b-ac70-022ee8009b58 1175-5326 14896510 FDC58489-D3A7-4B15-8A2C-5EF3D63DDE25

TABLE 1. Meristic and morphometric (in mm) data for the type series of Gekko shiva sp. nov. Paired meristic characters are given left/right. Reg. = regenerated.

	Holotype CUMZ-R 2627	Paratype CUMZ-R-2628	Paratype CUMZ-R-2629	Paratype CUMZ-R-2630	MS 755	MS 756
Sex	Male	Female	Female	Male	Male	Male
SVL	131.9	130.1	115.5	118.2	112.2	120.4
TrunkL	60.1	59.1	54.1	52.4	49.0	55.1
TrunkW	22.5	21.8	21.4	26.4	17.5	19.9
TailL	101.8 (57.7 reg.)	117.2 (105.7 reg.)	82.3 (69.7 reg.)	109.8 (original)	123.0 (original)	88.1 (25.7 reg.)
TailW	11.4	11.9	10.5	11.5	11.1	12.6
HeadL	37.3	35.7	35.9	36.5	34.4	36.9
HeadW	23.9	22.9	22.7	23.8	21.1	23.0
HeadD	12.7	13.5	12.0	12.1	12.0	13.6
RosW	5.0	5.3	5.1	4.1	4.3	4.9
RosH	2.8	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.2
MenW	4.1	2.2	4.0	3.8	3.5	4.8
MenL	2.8	2.4	2.6	2.7	2.3	2.6
InterN	4.4	4.2	4.3	4.7	3.8	4.5
SnOrb	15.3	14.8	11.7	13.7	12.9	14.2
NosOrb	10.9	11.4	9.5	11.3	10.6	10.8
OrbD	10.4	10.6	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.9
InterOrb	6.6	6.6	6.1	6.5	5.9	6.7
OrbEar	9.9	8.9	8.4	8.7	8.8	8.9
EarL	3.2	2.7	2.5	3.2	2.0	2.0
EarH	6.6	5.6	5.5	6.6	5.8	5.9
NeckW	12.1	12.0	12.8	13.3	12.2	13.8
FAL	17.8	18.9	17.9	17.8	NA	NA
TibL	22.7	22.9	18.7	22.7	NA	NA
SL	16/15	15/15	14/16	NA/NA	12/13	13/13
SLMOrb	13/13	13/13	13/13	NA/NA	12/13	12/11
IL	15/14	16/14	12/12	11/11	11/12	13/12
InterCilS	29	28	NA	29	28	28
InterOrbS	12	12	10	10	10	9
DigitL I-V (right)	7.5-9.2-11.6- 11.7-10.9	7.8-10.8-11.8- 11.8-11.1	8.0-10.5-11.8- 11.9-9.6	7.6-8.7-10.3- 11.5-10.2	NA	NA
ToeL I-V (right)	9.4-11.9-13.7- 14.5-13.2	9.3-10.4-13.7- 14.4-13.5	9.0-10.3-12.8- 13.3-11.6	8.3-10.9-13.2- 13.5-13.1	NA	NA
SubDL hand	14-14-17-17-14/ 14-14-16-19-13	15-15-17-17-14/ 14-14-17-17-14	14-14-17-18-13/ 14-14-17-17-14	13-15-17-18-14/ 13-15-17-17-15	NA	NA
SubDL pes	14-14-16-18-17/ 14-15-17-19-16	14-15-17-19-17/ 13-15-19-19-17	14-15-18-19-17/ 15-14-18-18-17	14-15-16-19-16/ 15-16-18-19-18	NA	NA
MSR	86	84	80	84	84	80
DTR	18	18	18	18	18	18
ParaTub	45	44	44	47	44	46
VentR	35	36	37	36	36	36
PrePo	12	0	0	11	9	9
FemPo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0