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A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos

  • 1. Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam. & Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos, Dong Dok Campus, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
  • 2. Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam. & Center for Nature Conservation and Development, 5,56/119 Tu Lien Street, Tay Ho District, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
  • 3. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam. nqt2@yahoo.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-0880 & Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • 4. Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam. & Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. ngohanhhus@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5283-6243
  • 5. Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos, Dong Dok Campus, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
  • 6. Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam. & Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. le.duc.minh@hus.edu.vn; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-2815 & Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 Street, New York, New York 10024, USA.
  • 7. AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Strasse 173, D-50735 Cologne, Germany. & Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674 Cologne, Germany.
  • 8. Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Sitthivong, Saly, Lo, Oanh Van, Nguyen, Truong Quang, Ngo, Hanh Thi, Khotpathoom, Thananh, Le, Minh Duc, Ziegler, Thomas, Luu, Vinh Quang (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

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